Dentists should check patients' weight and blood pressure during check-ups, public health experts say
Routine appointments should include BMI, waist circumference, cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure checks, it is argued, to identify middle-aged people at risk of health problems. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'I’m a doctor - here’s a powerful ingredient that can burn fat and boost your metabolism'
A study of more than 100 people found this ingredient promoted weight loss and improved blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Harmful to heart' foods that could raise cholesterol levels - doctor advises to 'limit'
From sausages to egg yolks, certain dietary staples could pose a risk for your cholesterol levels and heart health. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pharmacist-Based Strategy Places More Patients on Statins Pharmacist-Based Strategy Places More Patients on Statins
In two studies run in parallel, testing different strategies, automatic referral to a pharmacist was superior to EHR alerts for increasing statin prescriptions for at-risk patients.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - November 16, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Statins Reach More Patients With Pharmacist's Orders
(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- One way of looping remote pharmacists into the primary care clinician workflow successfully boosted statin initiation in the cluster-randomized SUPER LIPID trial.
Researchers devised an intervention of asynchronous... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - November 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Verve Therapeutics ’ stock falls 40% as analysts question safety of cholesterol-cutting gene-editing treatment
Verve Therapeutics Inc. shares VERV, fell 40% premarket on Monday after the biotech company on Sunday released early-stage clinical trial data on its experimental gene-editing treatment for high cholesterol. The treatment, VERVE-101, reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in people with…#vervetherapeuticsinc #verv #verve101 #pcsk9 #novartisags #nvs #leerinkpartners #andrewbellinger #deepakbhatt #elilillyco (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Novel PCSK9 Inhibitor Recaticimab Lowers Lipids With Less Frequent Shots
(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- A novel anti-PCSK9 monoclonal antibody with a distinctive longer duration of action reduced cholesterol and other lipids in the phase III REMAIN-2 trial.
Recaticimab showed long-term efficacy as an add-on treatment... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Two New Studies Point to the Promise of Gene Therapy for High Cholesterol
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... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
For the first time, gene-editing provides hints for lowering cholesterol
For the first time, researchers have produced evidence that gene-editing can cut high cholesterol, a major risk factor for the nation's leading killer. Preliminary results from a study involving 10 patients born with a…#deepakbhatt #mountsinai #vervetherapeuticsinc #boston #philadelphia #sekarkathiresan #erictopol #scrippsresearch #crispr #pcsk9 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In two studies, experiment drugs for cholesterol show'revolutionary' promise
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article New, experimental drugs designed to drive down dangerous levels of cholesterol were shown to be safe and effective in two groundbreaking bodies of research presented Sunday at an annual…#hughcassiere #boston #vervetherapeutics #iv #pcsk9 #sekarkathiresan #kathiresan #harvardmedicalschool #sahilparikh #diet (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Daily statins taken by millions could be replaced by remarkable new gene therapy that cuts 'bad' cholesterol by up to 50% with a SINGLE dose, scientists claim as they hail 'brave new world' of heart treatment
Daily statins taken by millions to ward off heart attacks and strokes could be replaced 'within the decade' by a gene-editing jab, scientists claim. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Gene Editing Treatment Cuts Dangerous Cholesterol in Small Study
The trial involved only 10 patients, but it suggests cholesterol can be permanently reduced with a single treatment for patients at risk of heart disease. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: your-feed-science Heart Genetic Engineering Cholesterol Genetics and Heredity Source Type: news
Genetic testing can determine if high cholesterol is inherited, study says
Genetic testing can inform patients if they have an inherited form of high cholesterol and prompt them to undergo treatment that could help prevent a heart attack, stroke and possibly death, a new study says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Promising Debut for CRISPR Gene Editing Therapy for LDL Lowering
(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- A DNA base editing therapy, intended for lifelong lowering of LDL cholesterol, passed initial tests in people with severe, advanced atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
According to interim results... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Doctor names the five perfect warming foods for winter that will slash cholesterol levels
From porridge to curries, certain ingredients in winter favourites could keep your cholesterol levels in check. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
