Topic: Cholesterol

Giving patients with a history of heart attacks a margarine enriched with omega-3 oils in addition to standard drugs appears to make no difference ...
Americans are taking more prescription drugs than ever. . . A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics finds prescription drug ...

Low-Carb Diet Trumps Low-Fat on HDL

Over the long term, a low-carb diet works just as well as a low-fat diet at taking off the pounds -- and it might be better for your heart, new ...

Prescriptions on the rise

Americans are taking more prescription drugs than ever.. . . A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics finds prescription drug ...

Prescription drug spending up

Over the last 10 years, the percentage of Americans who took at least one prescription drug in the past month increased from 44% to 48%, says a...
Angelina Jolie - "Vegan diet nearly killed me." . . Oh, Really? . . There have recently been widespread reports about comments that Angelina Jolie...
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Meghan Telpner is a Toronto-based nutritionist and director of The Love In The Kitchen Academy Cooking School. Her Making Love In The Kitchen...

Researchers find 95 genes affecting cholesterol

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A scan of all the human DNA has turned up 95 genes that affect blood cholesterol, including a few affected by drugs on the market and others that might be the basis of new drugs, researchers said on Wednesday.Their ...

New Canadian heart study -- what's in it for you?

A worldwide study involving the genetic testing of more than 100,000 people has identified the genes that control lipid levels, in particular: LDL...