News tagged with lipid levels
The genetic heart of the lipids
Dec 07, 2008 |
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A new study presages a real aim of genetics: to look at whole populations to in order determine the significance of individual genetic variants for individual health. The research team, whose work is published in Nature Ge ...
Middle-aged women experience more stress but have lower blood pressure
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Both blood pressure and serum lipid levels have improved in Swedish middle-aged women during the past 30 years. Levels of perceived mental stress, however, have increased significantly. These are the of a thesis presented ...
Metabolic syndrome risk factors drive significantly higher health care costs
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person's healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold, or about $2,000 per year. For each additional risk factor ...
People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels
Aug 07, 2008 |
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Despite some improvements to lower "bad" cholesterol levels, people with cardiovascular diseases still need to do a better job controlling overall blood lipid levels, according to a UC Irvine Heart Disease Prevention Program ...
People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels
Aug 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite some improvements to lower “bad” cholesterol levels, people with cardiovascular diseases still need to do a better job controlling overall blood lipid levels, according to a UC Irvine Heart Disease ...
