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In The News: Cardiovascular Precociousness
on Mar 12, 2009 in HDL In The News C-reactive protein heart disease Troubling news courtesy of the latest National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: "overweight children as young as age 3 can begin to show signs of cardiovascular disease risk factors."Yikes.The study specifically analyzed levels of HDL ("good"...
Nibbles: Heart disease markers up cancer risk, green tea sales rise and celebs shouldn’t endorse junk
on Mar 22, 2009 in Beverages Celebrities and politicians Diabetes Diet and food media Food miscellaneous Foreign stories (non-U.S.) Kids and families Nibbles: diet news shorts birth control Britain C-reactive protein cancer celebrities cholesterol commercials green tea heart disease junk food weight gain Inflammation marker linked to higher cancer risk; injected birth control causes big weight gains; Americans importing more green tea; diabetics may benefit from cholesterol-lowering drug; and UK consumer group says celebs shouldn't sell junk food.Fro...
Status Upates
on Apr 21, 2009 in Heart Disease bypass C-Reactive Protein cardiology cariologist CRP des drug-eluting stents heart transplant kidney function lipid profile liver enzyme nuclear stress test stents testosterone thyroid My attitude towards using stents as a first line of defence is changing. Aggressive drug therapy should always be tried first, especially if your angina is stable. It is now well known that statins like Crestor can stabilize plaque, and that agress...
Status Upates
on Apr 22, 2009 in Heart Disease bypass C-Reactive Protein cardiology cariologist CRP des drug-eluting stents heart transplant kidney function lipid profile liver enzyme nuclear stress test stents testosterone thyroid My attitude towards using stents as a first line of defence is changing. Aggressive drug therapy should always be tried first, especially if your angina is stable. It is now well known that statins like Crestor can stabilize plaque, and that agress...
Status Upates
on Apr 22, 2009 in Heart Disease bypass C-Reactive Protein cardiology cariologist CRP des drug-eluting stents heart transplant kidney function lipid profile liver enzyme nuclear stress test stents testosterone thyroid My attitude towards using stents as a first line of defence is changing. Aggressive drug therapy should always be tried first, especially if your angina is stable. It is now well known that statins like Crestor can stabilize plaque, and that agress...