High-Risk Women Not Lowering Cholesterol Enough
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New research indicates that few high-risk women are achieving the optimal cholesterol levels set forth in recent guidelines by the American Heart Association (AHA). Moreover, only about one third of eligible women are receiving cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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The coincidence of high blood pressure and high cholesterol is too great to be attributed to chance, yet the underlying cause has long been unclear.
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Postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who take tamoxifen for five years appear to have a 30 percent lower risk of dying from coronary heart disease than
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NEW YORK  - Very high levels of   lipoprotein(a), measured by a state-of-the-art assay, are   independently associated with an increased risk of   cardiovascular events in healthy women, Boston-based   investigators report.
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The global obesity pandemic combined with society's anti-fat bias is more damaging to women than to men, an expert has warned at an international conference.
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NEW YORK  - Relatively young women who are obese and who have polycystic ovarian syndrome are at increased risk of developing coronary atherosclerosis, also referred to as "hardening of the arteries," which is unrelated to other known risk factors for heart disease, a new study shows.
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Bigger babies are not guaranteed to  grow into healthier adults when it comes to cholesterol levels  and related heart disease problems, a study said on Tuesday.
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Women who eat a diet moderately low in carbohydrates, but rich in vegetable fat and vegetable protein, can cut their risk of heart disease by as much as 30 percent compared  with just following a low-fat approach, according to a new Harvard study.
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Uh-oh, your lab results are back and your cholesterol&#39;s in the danger zone. Your doctor has given you an ultimatum: Start exercising and watch your diet or you&#39;ll have to start taking a cholesterol-busting statin drug.
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A diet rich on low-fat dairy food may make it harder for some women to conceive, research suggests.
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Even though heart disease is the top  killer of U.S. women and men, doctors are giving women short  shrift when it come to preventive care, according to studies  published on Tuesday.
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Dec. 17, 2004 -- Recent research suggesting that birth control pills slightly lower women&#39;s risk of heart disease was flawed, says the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
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It's not enough to reduce "bad" cholesterol to prevent heart attacks because a substance called CRP also must be kept low, doctors said on Wednesday in a finding that could save tens of thousands of lives.
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Women who take the Pill are protecting themselves against cancer and heart disease, says a new study that contradicts numerous investigations and health scares.
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Dec. 29, 2004 -- For overweight women, birth control pills don&#39;t offer as reliable protection against pregnancy as one might think, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Women with higher levels of total cholesterol appear to be at decreased risk for developing Parkinson's disease, according to a report by researchers in the Netherlands.
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Even though heart disease is the top killer of U.S. women and men, doctors are giving women short shrift when it come to preventive care, according to studies published on Tuesday.