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LDL Under 100 Not Low Enough: and HDL of 60 Gains Support

Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

Fully half of U.S. patients hospitalized for coronary artery disease now have an LDL cholesterol level of 100 mg/dL or less on admission.

Is Inhaled Insulin Still Safe After 2 Years?

Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

The safety of inhaled insulin is holding up at 2 years in an ongoing study, with adverse pulmonary effects being small, occurring early, and proving reversible on cessation of the drug.

Pizza A Functional Food To Lower Cholesterol?

Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2007

A new pizza dough mixture which incorporates cholesterol-lowering plant sterols is set to further expand the market for functional snack foods.

Baby Boomers First Generation With Shorter Life Spans Than Their Parents

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Baby boomers might be the first generation to enter retirement in worse health than their parents, according to a growing body of evidence, the Washington Post reports.

Patients with Psoriasis Prone to Diabetes and Serious Cardiovascular Condition

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

New research suggests an association between psoriasis and two potentially serious medical conditions diabetes and atherosclerosis.

Cut Heart Risk by Eating Less Salt: New Study

Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Studies show a lower-salt diet lowers risk of heart disease and stroke. "Americans consume much more sodium than is necessary and it comes mostly from processed foods and the foods we eat in restaurants."

Three in Five Diabetics Experience At Least One High-Cost Complication Related to Disease

Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

Three of every five diabetics in the U.S. experience at least one significant complication from the disease, such as heart disease, stroke, eye damage, chronic kidney disease or foot problems leading to amputation.

Poor Diabetes Control Boosts Heart Failure Risk

Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

The highest incidence of heart failure occurred in patients with a baseline HbA1c level of more than 8%.: For every 1% increase in serum HbA1c, the risk of heart failure rose by 15%.

Diabetes Complications Swelling U.S. Health Costs

Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

Poorly managed type 2 diabetes costs the U.S. health system an extra $22.9 billion a year. Those costs come from direct medical costs to treat heart, eye, kidney and other serious health problems associated with the disease, diabetes groups reported at a meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

Ibuprofen Cancels Heart Benefit of Aspirin

Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2007

When low-dose aspirin is taken for cardiovascular risk reduction and ibuprofen for the pain of osteoarthritis, the heart is the loser, found investigators.