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Buying testosterone supplements online can be risky

(HealthDay)—If you're a man suffering from low energy or libido, the drug industry is eager to help. So-called "Low T"—low testosterone—has become a common catch phrase in TV commercials, and sales ...

Health created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Metabolic disorders predict the hardening of the arterial walls already in childhood

Metabolic disorders, such as excess abdominal fat, raised blood pressure, higher levels of insulin, glucose and triglycerides and lower levels of the beneficial HDL cholesterol can be found in children as young as 6 to 8 ...

Cardiology created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Should kids sit less or move more? CHEO Research answers

Researchers have discovered that participation in physical activity of at least moderate intensity is more critical to childhood cardiometabolic health than overall sedentary time. However, when evaluating the risk of cardiovascular ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Monosaturated fats reduce metabolic syndrome risk

Canola oil and high-oleic canola oils can lower abdominal fat when used in place of other selected oil blends, according to a team of American and Canadian researchers. The researchers also found that consuming certain vegetable ...

Health created Mar 29, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Niacin therapy unhelpful, occasionally harmful, study says

A combination drug containing niacin failed to lower the risk of heart attacks or strokes and even proved harmful for some with vascular disease, a study released Saturday reported.

Cardiology created Mar 09, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Machine similar to dialysis removes cholesterol from blood

Some patients are genetically prone to such dangerously high levels of cholesterol that no amount of diet, exercise and medications can reduce their cholesterol to safe levels.

Other created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

HPS2-THRIVE trial: Side-effects cause a quarter of heart patients to stop treatment

The largest randomised study of the vitamin niacin in patients with occlusive arterial disease (narrowing of the arteries) has shown a significant increase in adverse side-effects when it is combined with statin treatment.

Cardiology created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overlooked ugly cholesterol causes heart disease

The risk of ischaemic heart disease – a disease affecting some 150,000 Danes – is three times higher in persons with high levels of the so-called 'ugly' cholesterol. This is the finding of a new study of 73,000 Danes, ...

Cardiology created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Toasting your health: Take care with alcohol consumption

(Medical Xpress)—The holidays are a time to consume—food, gifts, and spirits. Here are a few alcohol-related story ideas from The Methodist Hospital. Because alcohol's effects on human physiology are complex, advice about ...

Health created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Infusing 'good' cholesterol protein may lower risk of subsequent heart attack

An intravenous infusion of good cholesterol could reduce the risk of a subsequent heart attack, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.

Cardiology created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New genetic risk factor for inflammation identified in African American women

African Americans have higher blood levels of a protein associated with increased heart-disease risk than European Americans, despite higher "good" HDL cholesterol and lower "bad" triglyceride levels. This contradictory observation ...

Genetics created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Measuring HDL particles as opposed to HDL cholesterol is a a better indicator of coronary heart disease

A team of researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and other institutions, have discovered that measuring HDL particles as opposed to HDL cholesterol is a ...

Cardiology created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Weight-loss surgery cuts heart risk 7 years later: study

(HealthDay) -- Seven years after they underwent weight-loss surgery, patients as a whole fared better on several measurements of their risk of cardiac problems, a new study finds, and many returned to normal ...

Surgery created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Comorbidities are common in patients with COPD

The majority of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) referred for pulmonary rehabilitation have multiple extra-pulmonary comorbidities, according to a new study from the Netherlands.

Sleep apnea created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Raising HDL not a sure route to countering heart disease

A new paper published online in The Lancet challenges the assumption that raising a person's HDL — the so-called "good cholesterol" — will necessarily lower the risk of a heart attack. The new research underscores the va ...

Cardiology created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast