Health
Is apple cider vinegar really a wonder food?
Folk medicine has favoured apple cider vinegar for centuries and many claims are made for its supposed benefits.
Nov 24, 2017
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Cardiology
Follow-up cholesterol testing reduces risk of reocurrence for heart attack and stroke patients
If you have a heart attack or stroke, it's important to get your "bad" cholesterol measured by your doctor on a follow up visit. Researchers have found that one step is significantly associated with a reduced risk of suffering ...
Nov 13, 2017
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Cardiology
Out-of-pocket costs often keep pricey new cholesterol drugs out of reach, study finds
Access to powerful new cholesterol-lowering drugs is so tightly controlled and patients' out-of-pocket costs are so high that fewer than a third of people whose doctors prescribe the drugs get them, a new study found.
Oct 4, 2017
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Diabetes
Anagliptin effect on LDL in T2DM via ApoB-100 synthesis
(HealthDay)—In patients with type 2 diabetes being treated with a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP4-I), use of anagliptin (ANA) may improve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, with the effect mediated, ...
Sep 19, 2017
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Cardiology
Discovery can pave the way for more effective cholesterol medicine
Research from Aarhus University sheds new light on how the body converts the bad kind of cholesterol. The discovery could lead to new and potentially more effective medicine.
Sep 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Statins may help people with COPD live longer
(HealthDay)—Drugs known as statins may have benefits beyond lowering "bad" LDL cholesterol levels. A new study suggests people with chronic lung disease who take these drugs may extend their survival.
Sep 8, 2017
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Cardiology
Statins reduce deaths from heart disease by 28 percent in men with high LDL levels, says longest ever study
Previous research has shown the benefit of statins for reducing high cholesterol and heart disease risk amongst different patient populations. However, until now there has been no conclusive evidence from trials for current ...
Sep 6, 2017
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Cardiology
ApoB levels more closely tied to reduced CVD events than LDL
(HealthDay)—Clinical benefit of reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels may depend on the corresponding reduction in apolipoprotein B (apoB)-containing lipoprotein particles, according to a study published ...
Aug 29, 2017
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Cardiology
Japanese study questions benefit of treat-to-target statin therapy in diabetic retinopathy
A study in Japanese patients with diabetic retinopathy has questioned the benefit of treat-to-target intensive versus standard statin therapy. The late-breaking results from the EMPATHY trial are presented today in a Hot ...
Aug 29, 2017
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Cardiology
Anacetrapib reduces risk of serious cardiovascular events in high risk patients on statins
Anacetrapib, an inhibitor of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) activity, lowers the risk of heart attack and related cardiovascular complications in patients receiving intensive statin treatment, according to late-breaking ...
Aug 29, 2017
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