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Vytorin makers say cancer results likely an anomaly
Published on Wednesday 23 July 2008 - 22:21 - http://www.reuters.com/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cancer findings in a new study of cholesterol drug Vytorin are "likely to be an anomaly" unrelated to the drug, makers Merck & Co and Schering-Plough Corp said in a letter to...
Gina Mallet: Eat that steak! Fat myth gets another chop
Published on Wednesday 23 July 2008 - 18:45 - http://network.nationalpost.com/I have eaten several dry and tough grass fed steaks in the name of "healthy heart". But more and more evidence is pointing to Gary Taube's contention (2002) that the flap about saturated fat is,...
Coronary Disease Dulls Cognitive Skills, Says The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Published on Wednesday 23 July 2008 - 18:29 - http://empowher.com/By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Men and women suffering from coronary heart disease seem to fare worse on measures of cognitive function. And the longer...
Unscramble the cholesterol myth
Published on Wednesday 23 July 2008 - 16:34 - http://www.novanewsnow.com/(NC)?It's true...
Lower kids' cholesterol the old-fashioned way
Published on Wednesday 23 July 2008 - 15:46 - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/Most kids don't need statins to ward off a future heart attack - they need skim milk, oatmeal and more fish
Kathy Freston: Why Vegan Is The New Atkins
Published on Wednesday 23 July 2008 - 15:35 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/If you're wondering about the recent articles claiming that a study found that high-protein diets help lose weight and drop cholesterol, please take a closer...
Snoring and heart attack risk
Published on Wednesday 23 July 2008 - 13:09 - http://www.nhs.uk/A study has found that “heavy snorers are six times more likely to suffer a heart attack while asleep”, the Daily Express reported. It said the risk of heart disease could be increased by blood...
Fish Oil, Red Yeast Rice Cut Cholesterol
Published on Wednesday 23 July 2008 - 07:00 - http://www.webmd.com/Supplements of fish oil and red yeast rice, coupled with lifestyle changes in diet and exercise habits, can reduce cholesterol as much as standard cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins,...
'Statins' linked to improved survival in kidney transplant recipients
Published on Wednesday 23 July 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.eurekalert.org/For patients receiving kidney transplants, treatment with cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs may lead to longer survival, reports a study in the November 2008 Journal of the American Society of...
Running is Running My Life: When a Good Thing Becomes Too Much
Published on Wednesday 23 July 2008 - 02:07 - http://empowher.com/There, I admit it: running is running my life. I run to live, and I sometimes feel as though I live to run. I'll never be a seeded or elite runner, but, that's not why I run. I run to keep my...
