B12 deficiency during pregnancy may predispose children to metabolic problems such as type-2 diabetes, according to research presented today at the Society for Endocrinology's annual Conference in Brighton. These findings ...
Nov 7, 2016
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A new study published today in JACC: Basic to Translational Science sheds light on PCSK9 inhibitors, a new class of low density lipoprotein (LDL) lowering drugs, and their impact on another risk factor for heart disease, ...
Oct 31, 2016
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(HealthDay)—For patients with diabetes, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and high triglyceride (TG) levels are associated with increased risk of diabetic kidney disease (defined as low estimated glomerular ...
Oct 12, 2016
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In a study appearing in the September 27 issue of JAMA, Marc S. Sabatine, M.D., M.P.H., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, and colleagues evaluated the association between lowering low-density ...
Sep 27, 2016
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(HealthDay)—For patients with or without dysglycemia or metabolic syndrome (MetS), evolocumab is safe and efficacious for reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol at 52 weeks, according to research published online ...
Sep 16, 2016
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Survival and other cardiovascular outcomes were not significantly reduced with intensive treatment using a second-line cholesterol-lowering medication on top of a standard statin, compared to statin treatment alone in patients ...
Aug 29, 2016
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Patients who have heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), a condition that causes abnormally raised low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and premature cardiovascular disease, can significantly reduce ...
Aug 29, 2016
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An analysis using genetics finds that increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and possibly triglyceride (TG) levels are associated with a lower risk of diabetes, ...
Aug 3, 2016
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Greater fluctuations in "bad" cholesterol levels may be linked to worse cognitive function in elderly adults, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.
Jul 18, 2016
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(HealthDay)—A multicomponent quality improvement (QI) strategy can improve achievement of diabetes care goals in a population of type 2 diabetes patients with poor cardiometabolic profiles, according to a study published ...
Jul 15, 2016
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