Raising HDL May Limit Heart Disease Progression
690729
For people with low levels of "good" (HDL) cholesterol and coronary disease, treatment aimed at increasing HDL levels is worthwhile, researchers report.
29618
Taking a drug that boosts &quot;good&quot; cholesterol and a separate pill that lowers &quot;bad&quot; cholesterol appears to be a more effective weapon against heart disease than taking a single drug, researchers say.
34691
NEW YORK  - In patients with type 1 diabetes, excess body weight and fat seems to increase the risk of coronary heart disease. However, as weight and fat levels increase, the severity of heart disease lessens, researchers announced at the 67th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in Chicago.
514819
NEW YORK  - In addition to improved fitness  levels, eight weeks of aerobic exercise improves levels of  "good" HDL cholesterol and measures of circulatory function, in  overweight children and adolescents, according to a report in  the December issue of the Journal of Pediatrics.
386541
Diabetics can prevent heart disease and live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Atorvastatin, even if they do not have particularly high cholesterol levels, a study published on Friday said.
633533
NEW YORK  - Levels of high-density  lipoprotein (HDL), the "good" cholesterol, are inversely  associated with stroke risk in elderly men, according to a new  study.
490053
Men who eat the kind of low-fat diet recommended to help prevent heart disease also reduce their risk of gallstones, a study finds.
487625
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.
425342
If you eat lots of fruit and vegetables you will reduce your risk of developing heart disease, but you will not alter your cancer risk, say Harvard researchers.
601664
NEW YORK  - A moderately high total   cholesterol level approaching 200 mg/dL is associated with   higher survival in patients with heart failure than levels   below 140 mg/dL, according to a report.
589269
Diabetics should be monitoring their blood sugar levels more frequently due to new research that suggests sustained elevated levels may increase the risk of heart disease.
482097
A Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable oil, nuts and fish may help fend off more than heart disease and diabetes: It appears to prevent gallstones, too.    Men who ate more of the unsaturated fats found in such foods lowered their risk of gallstones by nearly one-fifth, according to a 14-year study published in Tuesday's Annals of Internal Medicine...
494258
Statin drugs proven to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease. Statins may also help slow down the AIDS virus.
89156
Diabetics can prevent heart disease and  live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Atorvastatin,  even if they do not have particularly high cholesterol levels,  a study published on Friday said.
539437
NEW YORK  - A one-year follow-up study of patients with heart disease found that few are meeting recommendations for fruit, vegetable and fiber intake, and they were eating a "disturbing" amount of trans fat, Dr. Yunsheng Ma and colleagues from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester found.
54310
Reducing the levels of a certain protein may be as powerful a tool in preventing cardiac-related death as lowering cholesterol.
603799
NEW YORK  - The risk of developing coronary   heart disease (CHD) among U.S. adults did not changed much   during roughly the last decade, report researchers from the   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta in Journal   of the American College of Cardiology this month.