Screening: Testing Early for Cholesterol
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Is it ever too early to check cholesterol levels? Not according to a new study that suggests testing patients who are still in diapers.
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High cholesterol and  inflammation during pregnancy may increase a woman's odds of  premature delivery, a study suggests.
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Schools and pediatricians have performed vision screenings for decades, perching entering kindergartners in front of the familiar "big E" eye chart and asking them to read off increasingly smaller rows of letters or, sometimes, pictures. Early detection of vision problems is critical, say...
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NEW YORK  - For people with low levels of  "good" (HDL) cholesterol and coronary disease, treatment aimed  at increasing HDL levels is worthwhile, researchers report.
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A new study indicates that a Bayer statin drug called âBaycol&#39; should have been taken off the market earlier. Statins are drugs that lower your cholesterol level.
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Stress tests aimed at detecting  blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases  of early heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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For people with low levels of "good" (HDL) cholesterol and coronary disease, treatment aimed at increasing HDL levels is worthwhile, researchers report.
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New data are due out on a promising cholesterol drug. But there are doubters.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental lung cancer screening test designed to look for precancerous genetic damage could help better identify patients at risk for the disease, while opening up the possibility for earlier diagnoses and preventive treatments, a new study suggests.
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Sept. 1, 2004 -- A readily available screening test may help predict which infants are at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to new research.
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A relatively new blood test for  people with diabetes can predict their risk of developing heart  disease, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study shows that stress tests may miss over half the cases of early heart disease.
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Taking one drug to raise "good" cholesterol and one to lower bad cholesterol can slow the progression of heart disease more effectively than either medicine alone, a new study has found.
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A single prostate cancer screening test  before age 50 can help predict which men might develop  aggressive forms of the disease, even 25 years before a  diagnosis, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - 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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High blood levels of an inflammatory marker called C-reactive protein seem to be a strong indicator of heart disease, and they might someday prove as useful as cholesterol
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Children should receive a cholesterol test alongside their routine vaccinations at the age of 15 months, experts have proposed.