http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Beyond lowering cholesterol, statin medications have been found to have numerous other health benefits, including lowering a healthy man's risk of developing advanced prostate cancer, as well as lowering his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. http://www.physorg.com/news160152304.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:45:41 EST news160152304 Smoking, high blood pressure and being overweight are the leading preventable risk factors for premature mortality in the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), with collaborators from the University of Toronto and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. The researchers found that smoking is responsible for 467,000 premature deaths each year, high blood pressure for 395,000, and being overweight for 216,000. The effects of smoking work out to be about one in five deaths in American adults, while high blood pressure is responsible for one in six deaths. http://www.physorg.com/news160129857.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:31:57 EST news160129857 A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that patients with high cholesterol receive better care when physicians use a variety of tools to learn and apply a clinical practice guideline for treating the condition. http://www.physorg.com/news159640982.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:43:31 EST news159640982 Breast cancer cells in the laboratory that don't respond to tamoxifen may be producing high amounts of cholesterol in order to provide a kind of shield against the drug, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). http://www.physorg.com/news159464522.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:42:31 EST news159464522 Eating just one and a half servings of tart cherries could significantly boost antioxidant activity in the body, according to new University of Michigan research reported at the 2009 Experimental Biology meeting in New Orleans.1 In the study, healthy adults who ate a cup and a half of frozen cherries had increased levels of antioxidants, specifically five different anthocyanins - the natural antioxidants that give cherries their red color. http://www.physorg.com/news159373446.html Medicine & Health Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:24:32 EST news159373446 Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a protein responsible for regulating "bad" cholesterol in the blood works almost exclusively outside cells, providing clues for the development of therapies to block the protein's disruptive actions. http://www.physorg.com/news159170000.html Chemistry Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:53:48 EST news159170000 Scientists have pinned down the constituent of olive oil that gives greatest protection from heart attack and stroke. In a study of the major antioxidants in olive oil, Portuguese researchers showed that one, DHPEA-EDA, protects red blood cells from damage more than any other part of olive oil. http://www.physorg.com/news157870667.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:58:26 EST news157870667 Studies done with laboratory rats suggest that supplementation of their diet with lipoic acid had a significant effect in lowering triglycerides, which along with cholesterol levels and blood pressure are one of the key risk factors in cardiovascular disease. http://www.physorg.com/news157653803.html Chemistry Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:43:46 EST news157653803 (AP) -- A single daily pill that combines aspirin and four blood pressure and cholesterol medicines has passed its first big test, potentially offering a cheap, simple way to prevent both heart disease and stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news157638005.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:20:49 EST news157638005 (AP) -- Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news157559982.html Medicine & Health Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:40:18 EST news157559982 For the first time ever, a Michigan State University researcher has shown cholesterol crystals can disrupt plaque in a patient's cardiovascular system, causing a heart attack or stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news157307267.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:28:29 EST news157307267 New data published in the March 31, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology show that patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who achieve very low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol along with normal systolic blood pressure have the slowest progression of CAD. The results suggest that patients with CAD should be treated to the most stringent target levels so that they can achieve optimal results from their lipid lowering and antihypertensive therapies. http://www.physorg.com/news157048445.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:34:38 EST news157048445 (PhysOrg.com) -- One minute, he's a strapping 40-year-old with an enviable cholesterol level, working out on his treadmill. The next, he's dead. http://www.physorg.com/news156952704.html Medicine & Health Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:58:59 EST news156952704 (AP) -- Sales growth of prescription drugs in the U.S. slowed for the second straight year, with the economic downturn playing a key role, according to IMS Health Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news156696781.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:53:43 EST news156696781 Millions more patients could benefit from taking statins, drugs typically used to prevent heart attacks and strokes, than current prescribing guidelines suggest, Johns Hopkins doctors report in a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news156614761.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:06:43 EST news156614761 An important clinical repercussion in the treatment of epilepsy has been discovered by a research team led by Scott Mintzer, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and the Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. The team has determined that two of the most commonly prescribed anti-seizure medications may lead to significantly increased levels of cholesterol, C-reactive protein and other markers of cardiovascular disease risk. The finding - set to be published in the March 18th online edition of Annals of Neurology - may help doctors manage the care of patients with seizures more effectively by prescribing different anti-seizure medications that will not adversely affect cardiovascular health. http://www.physorg.com/news156607822.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:10:54 EST news156607822 Metabolic syndrome is the clustering of risk factors associated with diabetes and heart disease, such as obesity, high cholesterol, high glucose and hypertension. Aboriginal Canadians have a 3-5 times higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes compared with non-Aboriginal Canadians. http://www.physorg.com/news156443160.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:26:35 EST news156443160 (AP) -- European heart patients are taking more medication than ever before to lower their blood pressure and cholesterol, but bad habits such as overeating and smoking are undermining the drugs, a new study says. Despite big increases in heart patients on medication, most still have high blood pressure and nearly half have high cholesterol. http://www.physorg.com/news156094278.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:31:55 EST news156094278 A history of diabetes and elevated levels of cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol, are associated with faster cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer`s disease, according to a new study from Columbia University Medical Center researchers. These results add further evidence of the role of vascular risk factors in the onset and progression of Alzheimer`s disease. http://www.physorg.com/news155849007.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:24:27 EST news155849007 We usually think of fish as a "heart-healthy" food. Now fish are helping researchers better understand how heart disease develops in studies that could lead to new drugs to slow disease and prevent heart attacks. http://www.physorg.com/news155495877.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:18:28 EST news155495877 (PhysOrg.com) -- Women in strained marriages are more likely to feel depressed and suffer high blood pressure, obesity and other signs of "metabolic syndrome," a group of risk factors for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, University of Utah psychologists found. http://www.physorg.com/news155395855.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:00:02 EST news155395855 A new study in the online issue of Annals of Internal Medicine has found that cholesterol medications can work well among certain HIV patients at risk for cardiovascular disease. http://www.physorg.com/news155237503.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:32:33 EST news155237503 (PhysOrg.com) -- Like skin that loses elasticity, blood vessels lose their pliability and stiffen with age. In more than half of the U.S. population over 65, this stiffening of the blood vessels is accompanied by a buildup of plaque inside arterial walls -- atherosclerosis -- which can lead to blood vessel obstruction, increased stress on the heart and the risk of a heart attack. http://www.physorg.com/news154891260.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:23:52 EST news154891260 Shiitake mushrooms are the third most popular mushroom species in the U.S. In addition to taste, shiitake have a multitude of health benefits. Low in calories, glucose and sodium, shiitake are high in potassium, phosphorus, copper, and zinc. http://www.physorg.com/news154890129.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:02:44 EST news154890129 Research by an Iowa State University scientist suggests that cholesterol-reducing drugs known as statins may lessen brain function. http://www.physorg.com/news154632233.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:24:26 EST news154632233 (PhysOrg.com) -- Statins, used widely to treat elevated cholesterol, have been shown to prevent progression of coronary narrowing and to have other beneficial effects on the heart, such as reducing inflammation, that are independent of cholesterol. http://www.physorg.com/news154630899.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:02:11 EST news154630899 Back pain, a hallmark of degenerative disc disease, sends millions of people to their doctor. In fact, more than 80 percent of patients who undergo spine surgery do so because of disc degeneration. And part of the answer may be as close as a patient`s medicine cabinet. http://www.physorg.com/news154623082.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:52:38 EST news154623082 Current research suggests that lowering cholesterol may block the growth of prostate tumors. The related report by Solomon et al, "Ezetimibe Is an Inhibitor of Tumor Angiogenesis," appears in the March 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology. http://www.physorg.com/news154618084.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:29:20 EST news154618084 Researchers in Canada are reporting evidence that eggs - often frowned upon for their high cholesterol content - may reduce another heart disease risk factor - high blood pressure. http://www.physorg.com/news154359866.html Chemistry Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:45:12 EST news154359866 Whether you are defined as leading an active or inactive lifestyle can depend on which country you are in and which guideline your GP picks off the shelf, say researchers at the University of Bath. http://www.physorg.com/news154264786.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:20:21 EST news154264786