New discoveries offer promise for developing drugs that improve on the therapeutic profile of niacin, the inexpensive, time-tested B-vitamin that boosts levels of HDL cholesterol ? the ?good? cholesterol with the potential to protect people against heart attacks and stroke, scientists reported today.
High consumption of trans fat, found mainly in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils and widely used by the food industry, has been linked to an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).
Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Merck & Co., Inc. to commence development of an ezetimibe and atorvastatin combination product.
CSL Limited announced results from a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that suggest infusions of a novel new drug, CSL-111, to acutely raise HDL (“good” cholesterol) levels, may reduce the amount of plaque in the coronary arteries of patients with a recent episode of acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Giving up smoking can reduce the risk of dying from the disease by up to 70 percent, new research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week shows.
People purchase foods based on their income level, their belief in a food?s health benefit and cost. However, ethnicity and gender also impact people?s food choices, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Cleveland Clinic researchers report that the drug torcetrapib, despite raising high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) or the “good” cholesterol by more than 60%, did not slow the progression of plaque buildup in the coronary arteries as measured using an ultrasound probe.
A recent study noted that overweight and obese people who went on a low carb diet lost more weight than their peers who went on a low-fat, portion-controlled diet.
In one of the most comprehensive and definitive studies of its kind to date, a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis have proven that organically grown kiwifruit contain more health-promoting factors than those grown under conventional conditions.
An international study using ultrasound technology has found that the most potent cholesterol-lowering drug is also effective at halting early changes in the blood vessels that can lead to atherosclerosis.