A diet and exercise program based around low-carbohydrate, high protein eating can be highly effective in helping to control Type 2 diabetes according to researchers from the CSIRO and South Australian universities. The result of a two ...
Eating one avocado a day as part of a heart healthy, cholesterol-lowering moderate-fat diet can help improve bad cholesterol levels in overweight and obese individuals, according to new research published in the Journal of the American ...
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In 2014, the much-lauded Mediterranean diet continued to receive attention from nutrition researchers all over the world, with studies continuing to find a wide range of benefits associated with the diet. The latest study, which ...
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Up to 30 percent of heart attack patients suffer a new heart attack because cardiologists are unable to control inflammation inside heart arteries — the process that leads to clots rupturing and causing myocardial infarction or ...
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Keeping "bad" cholesterol in check and increasing "good" cholesterol is not only good for your heart, but also your brain, new research suggests. A study from the University of California, Davis, found that low levels of "bad" (LDL) ...
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Dietary supplements are dominating the shelves of pharmacy retailers, with brands vying for the attention of health-conscious consumers. In fact, industry experts report that approximately 50% of American adults take dietary supplements. ...
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For thousands of years, the human race has benefited significantly from the consumption of fresh coconut and its many derivatives. Coconut water, coconut flesh, and coconut oil all possess unique nutritional profiles that make them superior ...
For years I have gone into food stores and read labels only to not know what half the ingredients were. I got to thinking, that maybe I'm not alone when it comes to knowing what the rest of them are. So, I've put together what might be a ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted to review AstraZeneca's new drug application (NDA) for Epanova, an investigational compound for the treatment for patients with severe hypertriglyceridaemia. Omthera Pharmaceuticals, ...
PTS, a manufacturer of the CardioChek family of point-of-care diagnostic products, has unveiled its new analyzer called CardioChek Plus, designed to check lipids and glucose in blood simultaneously. The CardioChek Plus provides rapid ...
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A group of researchers and scientists in the US has found that breathing vehicle tailpipe emissions can turn ‘good’ cholesterol into ‘bad’ cholesterol, contributing to clogged and hardened arteries and other related ...
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Polymer Technology Systems has entered into a multiyear agreement to supply its CardioChek PA test system to Life Line Screening. The CardioChek test system, which provides the results in less than two minutes, provides on-site lipid ...
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Polymer Technology Systems (PTS) has signed a multiyear agreement to supply the CardioChek test system to Life Line Screening, a provider of community-based preventive health screenings. The test system supports on-site lipid panel ...
Capstone Therapeutics and LipimetiX have formed LipimetiX Development , a joint venture (JV), to develop drugs that are used to treat indications of lowering blood cholesterol levels. The JV will develop a family of Apo E mimetic peptides ...
Tags: Apolipoprotein E, lipoprotein metabolism, Capstone Therapeutics
Mylan Laboratories, formerly Matrix Laboratories, has gained final FDA approval for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) of Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets of strengths 10mg, 20mg, 40mg and 80mg. The company begins immediate shipment ...
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