Cholesterol Controversy
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Heart scan may help cut cholesterol, blood pressure | Reuters
reuters.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Calcium heart scans could help people lower their blood pressure and cholesterol levels, according to a new study on the controversial x-ray tests.Several professional groups” View full resource at reuters.com
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Heart scan may help cut cholesterol, blood pressure http://reut.rs/ezvU2r
Heart scan may help cut cholesterol, blood pressure | Reuters
reuters.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Calcium heart scans could help people lower their blood pressure and cholesterol levels, according to a new study on the controversial x-ray tests.Several professional groups” View full resource at reuters.com
Most Recently Shared on March 24, 2011 at 1:37 am By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
Study: Heart scan may help cut cholesterol, blood pressure (JACC) http://reut.rs/fOK3xo - #health
Heart scan may help cut cholesterol, blood pressure | Reuters
reuters.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Calcium heart scans could help people lower their blood pressure and cholesterol levels, according to a new study on the controversial x-ray tests.Several professional groups” View full resource at reuters.com
Most Recently Shared on March 23, 2011 at 10:28 pm By:
Bruce McLucas, MD ObGyn Physician, Surgeon, Physician, and Doctor
Heart scan may help cut cholesterol, blood pressure http://ow.ly/1bUa4I
William Neal, MD: Should obese children be screened for elevated cholesterol? | CurrentMedicine.tv
currentmedicine.tv — “July 29, 2010 A retrospective study in the journal pediatrics made national attention when it recommend that all children be screened for elevated” View full resource at currentmedicine.tv
Most Recently Shared on November 12, 2011 at 7:34 pm By:
Healthcare Channel Health Site
The controversy of testing kids for cholesterol continues with NIH rec's. Interview with the author http://t.co/sJxIp6ZR
Calcium Heart Scan May Help Cut Cholesterol, Blood Pressure - FoxNews.com
foxnews.com — “Calcium heart scans could help people lower their blood pressure and cholesterol levels, according to a new study on the controversial x-ray tests” View full resource at foxnews.com
Most Recently Shared on March 25, 2011 at 10:50 pm By:
Health,Fitness,Diet Health Business
Calcium Heart Scan May Help Cut Cholesterol, Blood Pressure http://bit.ly/dVG840
Cholesterol and Controversy: Past, present and Future | Guest Blog, Scientific American Blog Network
blogs.scientificamerican.com — “Today, it is estimated that 50% of the American population have cholesterol levels that fall outside the accepted healthy range, and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease ...” View full resource at blogs.scientificamerican.com
Most Recently Shared on November 15, 2011 at 2:37 pm By:
Cholesterol and Controversy: Past, present, and future http://t.co/sTdCaMTH
Green tea beverages or extracts resulted in significant reductions in serum TC and LDL-cholesterol concentrations. | GreenMedInfo | Article | Natural Medicine | Alternative Medicine | Integrative Medicine
greenmedinfo.com — “This article on GreenMedInfo.com concerns - Green tea intake lowers fasting serum total and LDL cholesterol in adults: a meta-analysis of 14 randomized controlled trials.” View full resource at greenmedinfo.com
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Niacin vs LDL cholesterol
theheart.org — “The addition of niacin to statin therapy in secondary-prevention patients resulted in a significant improvement in lipids but failed to significantly alter atherosclerotic disease progression as measured by MRI. Researchers say it's a win for treating patients to target and suggest this trumps raising HDL.” View full resource at theheart.org
Most Recently Shared on November 18, 2009 at 11:27 pm By:
M Auron MD Physician, Doctor, Pediatrician, and Internist
Controversy with Niacin - see NIA Plaque study @theheart.org - http://bit.ly/42Ozp9
Butter vs. Margarine
my.clevelandclinic.org — “Eating small frequent low-fat meals may lower cholesterol and heart disease risk” View full resource at my.clevelandclinic.org
Most Recently Shared on January 19, 2010 at 6:46 pm By:
VM -- The Lipid-Lowering Properties of Red Yeast Rice, Jun 11 ... Virtual Mentor
virtualmentor.ama-assn.org — “Red yeast rice is an over-the-counter supplement, long used in China, that has shown lipid-lowering effects in trials. It has become popular among Americans but, until regulation and standardization improve, its use will remain controversial. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.” View full resource at virtualmentor.ama-assn.org
Most Recently Shared on June 30, 2011 at 10:23 pm By:
Virtual Mentor Medical Journal
The lipid-lowering properties of red yeast rice: An alternative way to lower your cholesterol? http://bit.ly/jvHJEB
Cholesterol – How Big Pharma Puts Profits Before Patients’ Health
thehealthierlife.co.uk — “With more and more controversy building around cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one would be forgiven for feeling like a lamb entering a lion’s den when you next visit your doctor to discuss your heart health. Especially, since researchers recently also dreamed up the discovery of ‘super bad cholesterol’, called MGmin-LDL cholesterol... and they’re planning to treat it with a widely-prescribed diabetes drug, metformin. ” View full resource at thehealthierlife.co.uk
Most Recently Shared on June 21, 2011 at 3:31 pm By:
Dr Dan Pilgreen Doctor, CAM, and Chiropractor
Cholesterol – How Big Pharma Puts Profits Before Patients’ Health http://t.co/GfEPsM4 #heartdisease
Disagreement on metabolic syndrome | theheart.org
theheart.org — “The metabolic syndrome has been the subject of controversy for many years: to this day, agreement cannot be reached between the diabetes and cardiology communities about the validity of naming and treating this clustering of certain risk factors as a separate condition.” View full resource at theheart.org
Most Recently Shared on July 27, 2010 at 6:43 pm By:
Arguments continue over the metabolic syndrome: The metabolic syndrome has been the subject of controversy for man... http://bit.ly/ceQn9P
IMPROVE-IT complete in 2013
theheart.org — “The date is based on statistical modeling that allows investigators to track enrolment rates, blinded aggregate event rates, treatment discontinuation rates, and other variables, and is intended to shed light on IMPROVE-IT, which some experts believed might never be completed.” View full resource at theheart.org
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Controversial ezetimibe trial's completion expected in June 2013: The date is based on statistical modeling ... http://bit.ly/9novWy #ACC10
Can I Stop Taking Vytorin Without Bad Side Effects? - Health Advice (usnews.com)
health.usnews.com — “Yes, many physicians have switched patients without harm.” View full resource at health.usnews.com
Most Recently Shared on January 14, 2010 at 10:17 pm By:
HealthIT Policy Health IT and Health News
Can I Stop Taking Vytorin Without Bad Side Effects?: Yes, many physicians have switched patients without harm. http://bit.ly/8qvsYY
Disagreement on metabolic syndrome | theheart.org
theheart.org — “The metabolic syndrome has been the subject of controversy for many years: to this day, agreement cannot be reached between the diabetes and cardiology communities about the validity of naming and treating this clustering of certain risk factors as a separate condition.” View full resource at theheart.org
Most Recently Shared on July 27, 2010 at 7:40 pm By:
Tammi Jacobs Health Professional
Arguments continue over the metabolic syndrome http://bit.ly/c5wQOg
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