Cholesterol :: ‘Good’ cholesterol drug trialled
A major international trial has been set up to see whether a treatment to increase so-called “good” cholesterol can prevent heart attacks and strokes.
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Health :: Exercise to keep your arteries healthy
To keep your arteries healthy, a regular exercise program is essential, reports the June issue of the Harvard Men’s Health Watch.
High Blood Pressure :: Over half of people have high BP, high sugar, pot belly
With rising stress levels and erratic lifestyle playing havoc with health, a new study has found that more than half of the population over the age of 40 suffers from metabloic syndrome, a condition which predisposes people to heart attack and stroke.
Prostate Cancer :: High cholesterol doubles prostate cancer risk
A new study has found that there is indeed a direct link between high cholesterol levels and prostate cancer, and that men with prostate cancer were around 50 percent more likely to have had high cholesterol levels.
Hypertension :: Lifestyle Changes Beneficial in Lowering High Blood Pressure
Men and women with elevated blood pressure who make healthy lifestyle changes and sustain them for up to a year and a half can substantially reduce their rates of high blood pressure and potentially decrease their heart disease risk. With behavioral counseling, increases in physical activity, and adoption of a healthy eating plan called DASH, rates of high blood pressure dropped from 37 to 22 percent among participants in a study conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.
Heart Disease :: Aloe vera and CHD prevention
A study on aloe vera for CHD prevention, authored by Dr. OP Agarwal and his colleagues, was published in the August 1985 issue of the Angiology journal. A total of 5,000 patients with established CHD and who had chest pains were studied over five years.
Atherosclerosis :: Alfalfa and Atherosclerosis
Alfalfa and Atherosclerosis (cholesterol plaques in heart arteries) – Several studies in animals report reductions in cholesterol plaques of the arteries after use of alfalfa.
Cholesterol :: Alfalfa and High cholesterol
Alfalfa and High cholesterol – Reductions in blood levels of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (“bad cholesterol”) have been reported in animal studies and in a small number of human cases.
Breast Cancer :: Soy Shows Small Reduction in Breast Cancer Risk
Consuming soy may be associated with a small reduction in breast cancer risk, but the reduction is not big enough or clear enough to suggest women should be taking soy supplements.
Vitamin D :: Patients with type 2 diabetes show signs of vitamin D deficiency
Something like three out of every five patients with type 2 diabetes show signs of vitamin D deficiency, Italian researchers report in the medical journal Diabetes Care.