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
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...
Gastric bypass surgery helps with type II diabetes
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 17:11 - http://www.overthelimit.info/In a recently concluded study done on extremely obese diabetic adolescents, it was determined that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery not only helped the teens lose weight but also helped reverse...
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...
Weight Loss Surgery Reverses Diabetes in Teens
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 01:03 - http://www.ireallyshouldstudy.com/New York - In a recently concluded study done on extremely obese diabetic adolescents, it was determined that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery not only helped the teens lose weight but also helped...
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,...
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...
Older Adults Have More Drug Interactions
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 15:24 - http://honolulu.injuryboard.com/ScienceDaily reports on Christmas day on a report from the University of Chicago Medical Center that concludes that in the U. S. 1 in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people, take multiple drugs...
Go Nuts for Good Health
Published on Friday 26 December 2008 - 15:05 - http://www.redorbit.com/Looking for a tastier way to be healthier? A new study suggests eating a traditional Mediterranean diet of cereals, vegetables, fruits and olive oil plus a daily serving of mixed nuts could be the...
Statins May Decrease Incidence Of Delirium After Cardiac Surgery
Published on Friday 26 December 2008 - 09:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/A study featured in the January 2009 issue of Anesthesiology offers some of the first evidence that the use of cholesterol-lowering statins before cardiac surgery decreases the odds of...
