Polycystic ovaries can lead to coronary artery calcification, says University of Pittsburgh
...reased circulating insulin concentrations, low HDL cholesterol levels (the "good" cholesterol) and increased waist circumference. These results suggest to Dr. Talbott that women with PCOS may be able to reduce their risk of coronary artery disease by addressing specific components of the metabolic cardiovascular...Heavy drinkers bear the heavy burden of bleeding stroke
...e whether variations of genes that are involved in cholesterol metabolism, called apoE2 and apoE4, increased the risk of ICH. Variants of these genes have been associated with stroke, heart disease and Alzheimers disease. The new study found, to the researchers surprise, that the gene variants increased the ris...Foods rich in folate may reduce risk of stroke
...htly lower systolic blood pressure and lower total cholesterol levels than those who ate less folate. After adj... for history of diabetes, systolic blood pressure, cholesterol levels, body mass index, recreational physical activity, levels of education, alcohol consumption an...Heart attack patients may benefit from drinking tea
...avonoids can prevent LDL [low density lipoprotein] cholesterol from becoming oxidized, he says, explaining that oxidized LDL can lead to the development of atherosclerosis. In addition, a recent study found that drinking black tea improved endothelial function the ability of the blood vessels to relax in cardi...Heart health should be the front line of diabetes care
... have other risk factors for CVD too, such as high cholesterol and obesity. Type 2 diabetes is usually brought o...weight, smoking status and a blood sample to check cholesterol levels. Highlights from the American Heart Associations Prevention Conference VI: Diabetes and Ca...Statin drugs may increase risk of peripheral neuropathy
...tins lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by blocking the production of a liver enzyme used by the body to make cholesterol....Pfizers 'tune-up for life' (TM) identifies heart disease risks among race fans
...ertension.In addition to measuring blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels, men participating in Tune-Up for Life completed the Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM), a standard screening tool to assess the presence of ED. The results revealed that 50 percent of men who reported having high blood pressu...Study: ER docs can give stroke clot-busters safely, but patients need to get to ER faster
...s Personal history of high blood pressure High cholesterol Cigarette smoking Heart rhythm irregularities, especially atrial fibrillation....Stress leaves blood vessels tightly wound
...her risk factors that impair function such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure, says Noll....Nutritional value of enriched egg yolks as a weaning food for infants
...ntages to both groups, with no negative effects on cholesterol concentrations. The 137 mother-infant pairs in the...increasing dietary DHA without negative effects on cholesterol levels. The authors suggest that future research in the field be directed toward determining the ph...Supportive spouse, family, friends contribute to successful aging
... known as allostatic load, include blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar metabolism and hormonal levels. Those components often do not significantly affect health outcomes, but assessing them together has been shown to predict risk for disease and death, says lead author Teresa E. Seeman, Ph.D., of the...Ginseng berry extract shows promise for diabetes, obesity
...e levels, improved sensitivity to insulin, lowered cholesterol levels, and decreased weight by reducing appetite ...abetes. Treated diabetic mice had 30 percent lower cholesterol levels than untreated diabetic mice (117mg/dl versus 169mg/dl). The extract had no detectable effec...Increased fruit and vegetable consumption could reduce cardiovascular disease
...oup. There were no changes in either bodyweight or cholesterol concentrations between the two groups, suggesting that the reduction in blood pressure was a result of the effect of increased fruit and vegetable intake. Andrew Neil comments: Our results accord with those of the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hy...New data show fast and significant weight loss with Xenical sustained over time
...ed with insulin resistance, high blood sugar, high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure Blood pressure (bp)...evels were reduced by 10.7 per cent and mean total cholesterol levels by 6.8 per cent The reductions in blood pressure are a key finding as the number of overwei...Screening families with a history of high cholesterol is most cost effective way to cut heart deaths
Screening relatives of people with high cholesterol levels is the most cost effective way to reduce de..., according to researchers in this weeks BMJ. High cholesterol which runs in families is known as familial hypercholesterolaemia. About 110,000 people in the UK ar...High cholesterol and calcification are to blame for aortic valve disease
(CHICAGO) High cholesterol levels can lead to fatty deposits in the aortic va...model of aortic stenosis to determine whether high cholesterol led to the fatty deposits and resulting bone formation in the aortic valve and whether this progress...First quarter 2002 prescription drug spending: Higher again, but rate of increase drops
...es, medicines used to treat ulcers, depression and cholesterol accounted for 25 percent of all prescription drug spending in 2001 at $50.53, $50.20 and $48.06 respectively per member per year, as well as 28 percent of last years total spending increase. Antihyperlipidemics, the medicines used to treat high blood...Genetic abnormality may increase stroke risk fourfold among young
...ic abnormality that affects how the body processes cholesterol may increase the risk of stroke in young adults fo...s for paraoxonase, an enzyme that helps HDL (good) cholesterol prevent the oxidation of LDL (bad) cholesterol. LDL oxidation promotes heart and blood vessel disea...Gout drug shows promise in treating chronic heart failure
...have been found in patients with diabetes and high cholesterol levels, two other conditions associated with high levels of free radicals. In an accompanying editorial, Ulf Landmesser, M.D., and Helmut Drexler, M.D., professors at Medical School Hannover (Germany), praised the work saying, "If this concept holds...Women with ovary disease may also have high risk for heart disease
...ealthy women. Women with PCOS often have elevated cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, obesity, and insulin ...e or in total cholesterol, HDL (good) or LDL (bad) cholesterol among the three groups. However, compared with the normal and PCO women, those with PCOS had signif...