More on mate tea: lower cholesterol and an international agreement
Public release date: 23-Oct-2007 When a study in her lab showed that mate (mah’ tā) tea drinkers had experienced a significant increase in the activity of an enzyme that promotes…
The adult generations of today are less healthy than their counterparts of previous generations
Contact: Jacqueline Partarrieu press@escardio.org 33-492-947-756 European Society of Cardiology Results from a large cohort study suggest that exposure to metabolic risks of cardiovascular disease is increasing Sophia Antipolis, 10 April…
The adult generations of today are less healthy than their counterparts of previous generations
Contact: Jacqueline Partarrieu press@escardio.org 33-492-947-756 European Society of Cardiology Results from a large cohort study suggest that exposure to metabolic risks of cardiovascular disease is increasing Sophia Antipolis, 10 April…
Merck cholesterol drug fails; risks seen/ But yet approved in the European Union in since 2008
Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:03 GMT Reuters * Cites increase in nonfatal side effects * Says it will not seek U.S. approval of high-profile drug * Failure is latest setback…
Cholesterol-reducing drugs may lessen brain function, says ISU researcher
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Yeon-Kyun Shin colishin@iastate.edu 515-294-2530 Iowa State University AMES, Iowa -- Research by an Iowa State University scientist suggests that cholesterol-reducing drugs known as statins…
Most heart attack patients’ cholesterol levels did not indicate cardiac risk: half of the patients with a history of heart disease had LDL cholesterol levels lower than 100 mg/dL
Contact: Rachel Champeau rchampeau@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2270 University of California - Los Angeles A new national study has shown that nearly 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol…
Obese kids’ artery plaque similar to middle-aged adults
Contact: AHA News Media Staff Office bridgette.mcneill@heart.org 504-670-6524 American Heart Association Abstract 6077; this abstract is also featured in a news conference The neck arteries of obese children and teens…
High fructose consumption by adolescents may put them at cardiovascular risk
Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of…
Biology of flushing could renew niacin as cholesterol drug
Public release date: 6-Apr-2009 DURHAM, N.C. – Deft molecular detective work at Duke University Medical Center suggests that scientists may soon be able to resurrect niacin as one of…
Soybean component reduces menopause effects – Soy aglycons of isoflavone (SAI)
Public release date: 8-Apr-2009 Soy aglycons of isoflavone (SAI), a group of soybean constituent chemicals, have been shown to promote health in a rat model of the menopause.…
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Cholesterol-reducing drugs may lessen brain function, says ISU researcher
Public release date: 23-Feb-2009 - the results of his study show that drugs that inhibit the liver from making cholesterol may also keep the brain from making cholesterol, which is…
Most heart attack patients’ cholesterol levels did not indicate cardiac risk
Public release date: 12-Jan-2009 - 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol levels that would indicate they were not at high risk for a cardiovascular event…
Obese kids’ artery plaque similar to middle-aged adults
Public release date: 13-Nov-2008 Study highlights: • The plaque buildup in the neck arteries of obese children or those with high cholesterol is similar to levels in middle-aged…
Researchers study how pistachios may improve heart health
Public release date: 26-Sep-2008 Going green may be heart healthy if the green you choose is pistachio nuts, according to researchers at Penn State who conducted the first study…
Sex hormones link to heart risk
Public release date: 31-Aug-2008 New research led by University of Leicester into why men are more prone to heart disease Men are more prone to – and likely to die…
Salutary pizza spice / Oregano ingredient effective against inflammations
Public release date: 25-Jun-2008 Oregano doesn´t only give a Pizza its typical taste. Researchers at Bonn University and the ETH Zürich have discovered that this spice also…
Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds by the American Academy of Pediatrics
Public release date: 3-Jul-2008 For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future…
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