People with low levels of LDL cholesterol are more likely to have Parkinson’s disease than people with high LDL levels, according to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers.
Breast Cancer Action (BCA) released a report today, in conjunction with a poster presentation at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, on the side effects of aromatase inhibitors (AIs). The report, “Side Effects Revealed: Women’s Experiences with Aromatase Inhibitors,” analyzes 612 women’s responses to an online survey of the drugs’ side effects.
Symptoms of heart disease and diabetes usually seen in adults are increasingly being found in adolescents according to a longitudinal study, which suggests that reducing the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages during childhood may lessen the risk of chronic disease in later life.
The American Dietetic Association commends Congress for passing a three-year reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act, the largest federal program specifically for people with HIV and AIDS, with new attention to the unique dietary needs of patients.
Pfizer Inc announced today that the Canadian Federal Court in Toronto has granted its application for an order preventing Novopharm Ltd. from launching a generic version of Lipitor until expiration of the product’s patent (Canadian Patent 2,021,546) in July, 2010. The decision is subject to appeal.
Although some Americans gain five to seven pounds with a diet of big meals and sweets between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, most people only gain a pound or two during the holidays, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center registered dietitian.
Despite the death of Pfizer’s new cholesterol drug, researchers say they are not abandoning their quest to find ways to prevent heart disease by raising levels of “good” cholesterol. Reducing LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, has been the main focus of cardiology in recent years, but boosting its counterpart, HDL, also has a salutary effect.
New York city health officials are promising to be gentle when it comes to enforcing the first-in-the-nation ban on trans fats, which restaurants will have more than a year to rid from their food.
At the American Society for Cell Biology’s 2006 conference, researchers will report that applying insulin directly to skin wounds significantly enhanced the healing process. Chronic or nonhealing wounds take an immense toll on American health and on health-care systems.
Thousands of statin users worldwide are suffering preventable heart attacks, simply because they are not complying with their treatment or are taking too low a dose, according to new research published on-line today (Thursday 7 December) in European Heart Journal.