Health
Vegan diet may decrease heart disease, stroke risk in African Americans
Following a vegan diet for five weeks may decrease risk factors for heart disease, new research shows.
Dec 3, 2019
0
1082
Page 25 - News tagged with blood cholesterol
Health
Leg pain could spell peripheral artery disease for some
Leg pain while walking or doing other activities could be a sign of peripheral artery disease, an expert says.
Nov 29, 2019
0
33
Health
Think vaping is heathier for your heart than smoking? Think again
(HealthDay)—Vaping isn't necessarily better for your heart health than smoking tobacco, a pair of new studies argue.
Nov 11, 2019
1
19
Cardiology
6 things every woman should know about heart health
Heart disease is the nation's leading killer of women. But paying attention to risk factors and living a healthy lifestyle can help keep heart disease at bay.
Oct 7, 2019
0
3
Medical research
New drug helps combat metabolic syndrome
A new drug developed at Yale reduces a host of abnormalities associated with metabolic syndrome, an obesity-born condition that afflicts one of three adults in the United States, researchers report Oct. 2 in the journal Science ...
Oct 3, 2019
1
235
Cardiology
'Good' cholesterol counters atherosclerosis in mice with diabetes
Increasing levels of a simplified version of "good" cholesterol reversed disease in the blood vessels of mice with diabetes, a new study finds.
Sep 30, 2019
0
130
Cardiology
One daily combo pill helps lower heart disease risk in study of underserved patients
Taking one daily pill that combined medications to treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol lowered heart disease risk among underserved patients better than taking several separate medications to treat these risk factors, ...
Sep 18, 2019
0
16
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Mild hypothyroidism may not need treatment
Dear Mayo Clinic: I recently was diagnosed with mild hypothyroidism that isn't causing symptoms. My doctor says I don't need treatment now, but she wants me to come back for regular checkups. Does hypothyroidism usually get ...
Sep 18, 2019
0
1
Diabetes
Diabetes control has stalled across U.S.
(HealthDay)—U.S. adults with diabetes are no more likely to meet disease control targets than they were in 2005, a new study finds.
Sep 6, 2019
1
2
Health
A life of low cholesterol and BP slashes heart and circulatory disease risk by 80 percent
Modest and sustained decreases in blood pressure and cholesterol levels reduces the lifetime risk of developing fatal heart and circulatory diseases, such as heart attack and stroke, according to research part-funded by the ...
Sep 2, 2019
0
3
