News tagged with good cholesterol
Drug that increases good cholesterol reduces clogging of arteries
Nov 04, 2009 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A drug that raises levels of 'good' cholesterol, when taken in addition to standard statin therapy to lower 'bad' cholesterol, can reduce the furring up of arteries in patients with established ...
Exercise beats angioplasty for some heart patients
Aug 30, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(AP) -- Working up a sweat may be even better than angioplasty for some heart patients, experts say.
Food additive may one day help control blood lipids and reduce disease risk
Jul 30, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a substance in the liver that helps process fat and glucose. That substance is a component of the common food additive lecithin, and researchers ...
Type 2 Diabetes Rears Its Ugly Head Long Before Diagnosis
May 14, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (14) |
0
Signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes can present themselves as long as 10 years before diagnosis and most people have no idea before the damage is done.
Heart Hazards of Woeful Wives
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 05, 2009 |
2 / 5 (2) |
1
(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, ...
Researchers learn that some 'good cholesterol' isn't good enough
Dec 01, 2008 |
4.1 / 5 (15) |
0
If you think your levels of "good cholesterol" are good enough, a new study published in the December 2008 issue of The FASEB Journal suggests that you may want to think again. In the report, researchers from the University of Chi ...
