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Heart health worst in the South, best in Northeast

(HealthDay)—Residents of several Southern states are among the most likely to have poor heart health in the United States, a new study finds.

Health created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cholesterol helps regulate key signaling proteins in the cell

Cholesterol plays a key role in regulating proteins involved in cell signaling and may be important to many other cell processes, an international team of researchers has found.

Medical research created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Host cholesterol secretion likely to influence gut microbiota

For more than half a century, researchers have known that the bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal tract of mammals influence their host's cholesterol metabolism. Now, Jens Walter and colleagues of the University of ...

Medical research created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with diabetes may not receive best treatment to lower heart disease risk

For some people with diabetes, there may be such a thing as too much care.

Diabetes created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U.S. lifestyles thwarting heart health progress: report

(HealthDay)— Although significant progress has been made in the United States in terms of decreasing smoking and lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels, a new report warns that cardiovascular disease—including ...

Cardiology created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unhealthy behaviors could slow progress in reducing heart disease, stroke

Poor eating and exercise habits could be the game-changer in the fight against heart disease and stroke deaths, according to the American Heart Association's "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update 2013," published in ...

Cardiology created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More than 3,000 epigenetic switches control daily liver cycles

(Medical Xpress)—When it's dark, and we start to fall asleep, most of us think we're tired because our bodies need rest. Yet circadian rhythms affect our bodies not just on a global scale, but at the level ...

Genetics created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic susceptibility to anthracycline-related congestive heart failure (CHF) in survivors of hematopoietic cell transp

Researchers have identified specific genetic factors that are associated with heart failure in patients who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) for blood cancer.

Medical research created Dec 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research proves low fat diet is key to a slimmer figure

Findings published today in the British Medical Journal show that exchanging fatty foods for lower fat alternatives will help people shift around three-and-a-half pounds - without dieting. People taking part in trials also s ...

Overweight and Obesity created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Atherosclerosis found in HIV children

Children with HIV have a 2.5 fold increased risk of atherosclerosis, according to research presented at EUROECHO and other Imaging Modalities 2012. Antiretroviral treatment, lipid lowering drugs and prevention with healthy ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

International study points to inflammation as a cause of plaque buildup in heart vessels

Fifteen new genetic regions associated with coronary artery disease have been identified by a large, international consortium of scientists—including researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine—taking a ...

Genetics created Dec 02, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drugmaker Ranbaxy halts generic Lipitor production

Problem-plagued Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has halted production of generic cholesterol drug Lipitor while it investigates how tiny glass particles got into the ingredients used for dozens of batches of the drug that were ...

Medications created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies in mice confirm that mutations in the gene, UBE3B, cause a rare genetic disorder in children

Researchers have defined the gene responsible for a rare developmental disorder in children. The team showed that rare variation in a gene involved in brain development causes the disorder. This is the first time that this ...

Genetics created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Statins plus exercise best at lowering cholesterol, study finds

(HealthDay)—People who exercise along with taking statins to lower their high cholesterol levels can dramatically reduce their risk of dying, a large new study suggests.

Cardiology created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Men with belly fat at risk for osteoporosis

Visceral, or deep belly, obesity is a risk factor for bone loss and decreased bone strength in men, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0