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Cholesterol Changes During Menopause May Explain Increase in Heart Disease
A new study finds women going through menopause experience an increase in “bad” cholesterol and a decrease in “good” cholesterol.
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Cadmium, uranium, cobalt: These and other metals found in the environment can collect in the body and exacerbate heart disease, new research suggests.
"Our findings highlight the importance of considering metal exposure as a significant risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardi...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- September 18, 2024
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New research has added two conditions to the list of 12 risk factors that boost the chances of a dementia diagnosis.
The good news? You can guard against the development of both and researchers offer advice on exactly how to do that.
In a study published Wednesday in
High blood pressure might increase a woman’s odds of suffering migraines, a new study finds.
Specifically, high diastolic blood pressure is linked to a slightly higher risk of women ever having a migraine, researchers reported July 31 in the journal
Prior studies have found that statin meds can help lower liver cancer risks, and new research suggests that at least one non-statin cholesterol drug can do the same.
A team led by Katherine McGlynn of the U.S. National Cancer Institute looked at the health histories of almost 19,000 people tracked by the U.K.'s ...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- July 31, 2024
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Parks and lakes aren't just good for your soul -- new research suggests they also appear to protect your arteries.
Living near green space and "blue"water space lowers a person's odds of hardened arteries in middle-aged urban dwellers, researchers found.
For every 10% increase in access to green space, the odds of having coronary artery calcification decline by 15%, on average, acco...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 1, 2024
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A well-established cholesterol-lowering drug appears to significantly slow the progression of a diabetes-related eye disease, a new trial shows.
Fenofibrate (Tricor) has been approved since 2004 as a means of lowering cholesterol. Now, this new study shows ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- June 25, 2024
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Common drugs used to control cholesterol, blood sugar and high blood pressure might also lower a person's risk of stroke, a new study finds.
The researchers evaluated the risk of brain aneurysms that cause bleeding strokes in patients.
For the study, they looke...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- June 6, 2024
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Folks typically think of heart disease as a byproduct of modern fast-food living, but a new study shows the condition has plagued humanity for centuries.
More than a third (37%) of 237 adult mummies from seven different cultures spanning more than 4,000 yea...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 30, 2024
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Nine of 10 American adults are in the early, middle or late stages of a syndrome that leads to heart disease, a new report finds, and almost 10% have the disease already.
"Poor cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health is widespread among the U.S. population," concludes a team led by
Changes in gut bacteria have been linked to a variety of different diseases, including type 2 diabetes, obesity and inflammatory bowel disease.
Now, a new study indicates that gut bacteria also might play a role in a person's risk of developing heart disease...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- April 17, 2024
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A new drug can slash triglyceride levels nearly in half by targeting a genetic driver of high fat levels in the bloodstream, researchers said.
The injectable drug, olezarsen, lowered triglyceride levels by 49% at the 50 milligram (mg) dose and by 53% at the 80 mg dose compared to a placebo, researchers reported April 7 in the
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 -- Boys who drink lots of sugary soda and fruit juice could be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life, a new study has found.
Each daily 8-ounce serving of sugary drinks during a boy's childhood is associated with a 34% increase ...
- Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporters
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- March 20, 2024
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Children with "lazy eye"are more likely to become adults facing an array of serious health problems, a new study warns.
Kids diagnosed with amblyopia are more likely to develop high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes as adults, researchers ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 8, 2024
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Statins have become the miracle medicine of modern heart care, lowering cholesterol levels and and guarding against heart attacks in millions of Americans.
In fact, a running joke among doctors holds that statins are so helpful they should be put in the water supply.
However, they aren't right for all patients, and some rare side effects can crop up with the meds, said
Living close to a pub, bar or fast-food restaurant doesn't do your heart any favors, a new study finds.
Folks who live in close proximity to such establishments have a higher risk of heart failure, compared to those who live farther away, researchers report in the Feb. 27 issue of the journal Circulation: Heart Failure.
These findings weren't a complete surprise, said...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- February 27, 2024
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The common hair-loss drug in Propecia and Proscar might lower men's risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels, a new study suggests.
Finasteride is used to treat male pattern baldness, and it's also been shown effective in treating an enlarged prostate, researchers said in background notes.
But men who use finasteride also have substantially lower cholesterol levels, acco...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- February 22, 2024
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Ohio resident Erica Hutson was in her 20s when she found out she had high cholesterol through a health check required by insurance.
Because she was young and fit, Hutson shrugged off the test result.
But Hutson changed her mind about it a decade later, when her father died of coronary artery disease in his 60s and she discovered it ran in her family.
"His death really made me ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- February 7, 2024
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Drugs already used by millions to lower cholesterol might someday have a new role: Relieving asthma and COPD.
That's the hope of a new line of research underway at the University of California, Davis.
A study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health is seeking to determine whether a "statin inhaler" might reduce the airway inflammation that makes breathing difficult for folk...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- January 5, 2024
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In preliminary findings, Swedish researchers say taking a cholesterol-lowering statin could also slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
The study can't prove cause-and-effect, but might pave the way to a trial that could confirm such a link, said study author Sara Garcia-Ptacek, an associate professor of neuroscience at the Ka...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 28, 2023
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In a win for telemedicine, new research shows that folks fighting high cholesterol benefit just as much from online coaching as they do from in-person visits with a dietitian.
"This study reinforces the idea that comparable clinical outcomes can be achieved using the virtual format,"said lead researcher Dr. Shannon Zoulek...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 7, 2023
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MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 (Healthday News) -- Two new gene-editing treatments that target dangerously high levels of cholesterol in people with a genetic predisposition to the condition were found safe and effective in new, groundbreaking research.
While powerful drugs like statins can help manage cholesterol in most people, they can't treat those who have genes that predispose them to heart ...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- November 13, 2023
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High triglycerides, widely known as an enemy of the aging heart, may not be as threatening to older adults' brains, new research suggests.
The study, of over 80,000 older adults, found those with triglycerides in the "high-normal" or moderately high range were less likely to develop dementia, versus their peers with lower triglyceride levels.
Over six years, 3% of older folks with t...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- October 26, 2023
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As a consumer, you probably see "heart healthy" labels on food items all the time. But do you really know what heart health means and why it's important?
Experts from Tufts University in Boston offer some details on how your heart works and how you can safeguard your heart's health.
"It's not as if you turn 65 or 70 and everything falls apart,"said
While HDL cholesterol is considered the "good" kind for heart and brain health, too much or too little of it may up a person's risk of dementia, new research suggests.
"This study is especially informative because of the large number of participants and long follow-up,"noted study author Maria Glymour, of Boston ...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- October 5, 2023
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Faced with growing reports of inaccurate clinical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it will for the first time regulate these vital diagnostic tools.
Many Americans might have assumed that the FDA already had oversight of all medical tests; it does not.
However, FDA Commissioner
Taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication after a bleeding stroke, or intracerebral hemorrhage, may lower the risk of a subsequent stroke caused by a blood clot, according to new research.
"Previous research has had mixed results on the risk of stroke in people who are taking statins and have already had a bleeding stroke, so we evaluated this further,"said study author...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- August 31, 2023
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Elderly adults who start on a statin may see an even bigger drop in their "bad" cholesterol levels than their younger counterparts do, a new study suggests.
The study, of nearly 84,000 Danish patients, found that those age 75 and up typically showed a stronger response after starting a low- to moderate-dose statin: Compared with the typical 50-year-old, their LDL cholesterol dipped by a f...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- August 1, 2023
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Could swings in your blood fat levels increase your chances of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease?
Yes, suggests a new study that found fluctuating cholesterol levels among older adults may increase the risk for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Those who had the most fluctuations in cholesterol had a 19% higher risk of developing Alzheimer's or dementia, and those with...
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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- July 6, 2023
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Vegetarian and vegan diets lead to lower blood levels of cholesterol and fats, according to a major new analysis of all evidence from clinical trials published since 1982.
Compared to people eating an omnivorous diet, those following a plant-based diet experienced an average reduction in total cholesterol levels of 7% from levels measured at the start of the studies, a 10% reduction in "...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- May 26, 2023
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Millions of Americans take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, but a new study finds Black and Hispanic adults get the drugs less often than white people do.
"This adds to the known racial and ethnic disparities already highly prevalent in heart disease,"said lead author Dr. Ambarish Pandey, an assistant pro...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- May 12, 2023
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As people with HIV live longer they're at risk of premature heart disease. But a new study finds statin drugs can cut the risk of serious heart problems by more than one-third.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health trial found the cholesterol-lowering drugs so effective, in fact, that the study was stopped early.
Taking the daily statin pitavastatin calcium lowered the risk of majo...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- April 13, 2023
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It can be downright discouraging to work hard to lose 10 pounds, only to regain a few later.
But don't be downhearted -- a new evidence review says the important heart health benefits of weight loss are sustained even if some of the weight comes back.
People who drop some pounds still have lower blood pressure and better cholesterol and blood sugar numbers even if they regain a litt...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 28, 2023
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Young adults in the United States carry an increasing burden of heart health risk factors, making it more likely they'll suffer a heart attack and stroke as they age, a new study warns.
More adults ages 20 to 44 are obese and diabetic than a decade ago, and they are more likely to have poorly controlled blood pressure, according to the study published March 5 in the
Sticking to a consistent sleeping routine may help keep your arteries clear as you age, new research suggests.
Conversely, older adults who slept for a varying number of hours each night and tended to fall asleep at different times were more likely to develop hardening of the arteries, which can lead to heart attack or stroke, the researchers reported.
"Sleep is super important to o...
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
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- February 20, 2023
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Dave Conway had a heart attack in 2018. He was only 30.
The Clintonville, Ohio, resident had been experiencing fatigue and shortness of breath, finally going to the emergency room with what he thought was pneumonia. Instead, he learned he'd had a "widowmaker"heart attack and a 100% blockage in a major artery.
"I thought people who had heart attacks or heart disease were older people...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- February 1, 2023
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People who suffer a heart attack or stroke in middle age may develop memory and thinking problems earlier in life, too, a new study finds.
The study, published online Jan. 25 in the journal Neurology, focused on people who had developed premature cardiovascular disease. That refers...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- January 26, 2023
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When teenagers feel good about themselves and their lives, it may also do their hearts good in the long run, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that teenagers who generally felt happy, optimistic and loved went on to show better cardiovascular health in their 20s and 30s, versus kids who lacked that level of mental well-being.
Overall, they were more likely to maintain a healt...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- January 11, 2023
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Statins may do more than help your heart: New research shows the cholesterol-lowering drugs may also lower your risk for a bleeding stroke.
An intracerebral hemorrhage, which involves bleeding in the brain, comprises about 15% to 30% of strokes, according to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. It is also the most deadly. With this type of stroke, arteries or veins rupture, ...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- December 8, 2022
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Blood levels of HDL, the famously "good" kind of cholesterol, may not make a big difference to heart health after all -- particularly for Black people, a large new study suggests.
The study, of nearly 24,000 U.S. adults, found that low HDL levels were tied to a somewhat higher risk of heart attack among white people. That was not the case for Black adults, however.
Meanwhile, high H...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- November 21, 2022
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Chad Gradney underwent quadruple bypass open-heart surgery at age 27, and afterward spent eight fruitless years battling extremely high cholesterol levels.
Then in 2012 he found himself back in an emergency room, again suffering from chest pain.
"That's when I found out three of the four bypasses basically had failed again," recalls Gradney, now 44 and living in Baton Rouge, La.
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- September 14, 2022
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Enjoying just two slices of Jarlsberg cheese every day may help stave off osteoporosis, a small Norwegian study suggests.
The protective effect of cheese on bone-thinning appears to be an exclusive benefit of Jarlsberg, and a mere 2 ounces a day seems to be enough to protect bone health, the inv...
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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- August 3, 2022
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A growing number of younger American adults are dying of heart failure, with Black Americans being the hardest-hit, a new study finds.
Heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart muscle cannot pump blood as well as it should, leading to symptoms like fat...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- July 28, 2022
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Most U.S. children and adults have poor scores for heart health, according to a new assessment tool called "Life's Essential 8."
Fewer than 30% of 2- to 19-year-olds had high scores for cardiovascular health on the new American Heart Association scoring tool. And their scores got lower with age. Just 14% of 12- to 19-year-olds had high scores, compared to 33% of 6- to 11-year-olds and 56%...
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- July 5, 2022
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The anti-inflammatory benefits of a common gout medicine may help save the lives of heart failure patients, researchers say.
The medication, colchicine, could also reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients whose arteries are clogged with cholesterol, according to t...
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
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- May 23, 2022
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A combination of genetic testing and health screenings could identify more than 1 million U.S. adults with an inherited risk for a cholesterol disorder that increases their risk for premature heart attack and death, according to a new study.
About 1 in 250 Americans may have at least one gene for
People who rely on coffee for a pick-me-up may also see a boost in their cholesterol levels - especially if they sip an unfiltered variety, a new study suggests.
The researchers found that among more than 21,000 Norwegian adults, those who indulged in several cups of coffee a day generally had slight...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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- May 11, 2022
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"Fill your plate up with colorful fruits and veggies for heart health."
Such customized reminder texts may help folks who have had one heart attack avoid a second one, according to a new study out of Australia.
"Texts provi...
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
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- May 10, 2022
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Higher levels of "good" cholesterol in the fluid surrounding your brain and spinal cord may help protect you from Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
"This study represents the first time that small HDL particles in the brain have been counted," said study co-author Dr. Hussein Yassine. He is an associate professor of medicine and neurology at the University of Southern California'...
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
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- April 15, 2022
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Your 30s can be a magical time filled with career strides, vacations you can actually afford, love, marriage and even a growing family of your own.
It's likely not the decade where you begin to fret about your risk for developing Alzheimer's disease in the future. But maybe it should be.
This is the main takeaway from new research based on data from the multi-generational
Stroke survivors may be watching their "bad" cholesterol, but a new study suggests another type of blood fat could put them at risk of a repeat stroke within the next year.
Researchers found that stroke survivors with high triglycerides suffered repeat strokes at about twice the rate of survivor...
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- March 17, 2022
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