Health
Consumer health: Butter, margarine and your heart
March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to take a look at butter, margarine and heart health.
Mar 18, 2021
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News tagged with high cholesterol levels
Cardiology
How cholesterol affects your heart
Most people know that high cholesterol is bad for their heart, but few people really understand what cholesterol is. Dr. Claire Haga, a Mayo Clinic family physician, explains why it's so closely related to heart problems. ...
Feb 12, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Combination therapy with radiation shows promise in treating glioblastoma
In a study of mice, researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new approach that combines an anti-psychotic drug, a statin used to lower high cholesterol levels, and radiation to improve ...
Feb 9, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Study examines remission of obesity-related complications in teens after bariatric surgery
Eighty to 90% of adolescents benefit from lasting weight loss following bariatric surgery, and most experience the remission of obesity-related complications such as elevated blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes ...
Nov 24, 2020
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Cardiology
Algorithm-driven digital program helped lower patients' cholesterol, blood pressure
Using a remotely-delivered, algorithm-driven program for disease management, patients experienced significant improvement in cholesterol and blood pressure levels, according to late-breaking research presented today at the ...
Nov 17, 2020
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Cardiology
A novel monoclonal antibody therapy cuts LDL cholesterol by half in a high-risk patient population
The investigational drug evinacumab reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol—the so-called "bad" cholesterol—by 50 percent in patients with severe hypercholesterolemia whose condition is resistant to standard ...
Nov 15, 2020
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Medications
Cholesterol-lowering drugs appear to boost cancer immunotherapies
An injectable drug used to reduce stubbornly high cholesterol levels appears in animal studies to also enhance the immune response of anti-cancer therapies known as immune checkpoint inhibitors, a study led by Duke Health ...
Nov 12, 2020
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Health
Is honey healthy? How to make sure you don't get stung
As temperatures fall, honey's popularity tends to rise. Whether used as an ingredient in autumn recipes and holiday desserts, added to a celebratory cocktail or given to ease a child's cough, it certainly satisfies a sweet ...
Nov 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Molecules that reduce 'bad' gut bacteria reverse narrowing of arteries in animal study
Scientists at Scripps Research have developed molecules that can remodel the bacterial population of intestines to a healthier state and they have shown—through experiments in mice—that this reduces cholesterol levels ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Health
Cholesterol levels dropping in Western nations—but rising in Asia
Cholesterol levels are declining sharply in Western nations, but rising in low- and middle-income nations—particularly in Asia, suggests the largest ever study of global cholesterol levels.
Jun 3, 2020
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