January 30, 2013
December 24, 2012
Lipid levels among adults in the United States appear to have improved between 1988 and 2010, according to a cross-sectional data analysis. Average total cholesterol decreased from 206 mg/dL to 196 mg/dL. Average LDL-cholesterol dropped by 13 mg/dL, while average HDL-cholesterol increased.…
August 23, 2012
The objective of Healthy People 2010, a nationwide health promotion and disease prevention agenda, to have 17% or fewer Americans with high total cholesterol appears to have been met, according to a data brief from the CDC. Available at www.cdc.gov/nchs, the brief indicates that a little more than 13% of adults in the United States had high cholesterol, based on 2009-2010 data.…
January 17, 2012
Diabetes and cancer are major causes of illness and death worldwide. The CDC has released a report showing that the prevalence of diabetes has increased to 25.8 million in America, or 8.3% of the national population. It’s estimated that 2.5 million of these individuals are survivors of breast cancer.…
November 15, 2011
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August 11, 2011
At MSN Health, Prevention author Arthur Agatston, MD, is trying to shed some light on what he says is “a paradox that has long puzzled doctors.” Research has shown that roughly half of all people who have heart attacks have perfectly normal cholesterol levels.…
May 20, 2011
Researchers from London claim to have identified a master regulator gene that causes obesity, is linked to diabetes and cholesterol, and controls the behavior of distant genes existing inside fat cells. This discovery may potentially help steer more effective treatments for obesity-related illness.…
December 21, 2010
The American Heart Association held its 2010 Scientific Sessions from November 13 to 17 in Chicago. The features below highlight some of the news emerging from the meeting.…
