NATUROPATHY: High cholesterol
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 00:40 - http://www.nst.com.my/QUESTION: I am 50 years old. My cholesterol reading is 7.1mmol/l. Are there any other means, apart from medication, to reduce cholesterol as I am worried about the side effects of the drugs?
Studies of Raising HDL Cholesterol: Updates at ESC 2008
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 19:32 - http://www.medscape.com/ESC08: In addition to data-mining the famous 4S results, new results with pravastatin, ApoA-1 Milano, niacin, and fibrates support the next big step: raising HDL-C levels. ' Medscape Cardiology
Single letter in human genome linked with elevated cholesterol levels identified
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 06:41 - http://www.dailyindia.com/A group of researchers claims to have identified a single letter in the human genome that points to the risk for high cholesterol.
Study Shows Fish Oils Dramatically Improve Cholesterol Levels in Professional Football Players
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 22:21 - http://www.prweb.com/Researchers have firmly established that supplementing a diet with fish oil can improve health and cholesterol levels, however, new research published in the inaugural edition of Sports Health: An...
Vitamin D: Can You Get Enough?
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 14:34 - http://www.totalhealthbreakthroughs.com/Looking back at 2008, I vote for vitamin D as the biggest nutrition news of the year. We all knew vitamin D was needed for optimal bone formation and maintenance, but I don't think anyone really...
Wrap Up: New Drugs in 2008
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 13:20 - http://www.basilandspice.com/Suzy Cohen, R. Ph., is a licensed pharmacist with nearly 20 years of clinical experience. The author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist (HarperCollins, July '07) and Drug Muggers; she is "America's Most...
Cholesterol: Plant Sterols
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 22:31 - http://feeds.feedburner.com/A German study looked at the effects of a soy drink enriched with plant sterols. Plant sterols are commonly used as an effective replacement for statins.17 The randomized, placebo-controlled,...
Pfizer accuses Canada's Apotex of patent infringement
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 22:02 - http://www.financialpost.com/Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drugmaker, accused Canada’s Apotex Inc. of infringing a U.S. patent for Lipitor, the best-selling cholesterol medicine
Study: Gastric Bypass Reverses Diabetes In Obese Teens
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 20:21 - http://www.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' Pediatrics 12/29/08' Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens' InjuryBoard on Diabetes' American Diabetes Association' Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation' Children with Diabetes...
Work It Girl: Stand While You Work
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 19:00 - http://www.fitsugar.com/Sitting all day long at a desk job is not only boring, but it's bad for your body. It can cause lower back pain, tight hips, and tense shoulders. Research also shows that not moving for hours on...
