Three essential vegetables everyone should be eating - whether you like them or not
EXCLUSIVE: Eating these three vegetables could cut your risk of cancer, lower cholesterol, reduce blood pressure, and much more. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'I'm a nutritionist - here's the best three day diet to live longer'
What we eat plays an enormous role in our overall health and wellbeing. Certain foods can have health benefits, while others can increase your risk for dangerous conditions, such as diabetes and high cholesterol. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

DR ELLIE CANNON: Are statins to blame for my kidney disease?
At a recent check-up I was informed that I had developed chronic kidney disease, a total shock. Could my statin and a blood-pressure pill have caused this problem? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Should doctors screen all kids for type 1 diabetes?
Millions worldwide live with type 1 diabetes, and for most the diagnosis came as a shock, following mysterious symptoms such as thirst and weight loss. But diabetes specialists have long known that certain blood tests can foretell the disease years earlier. That has left the field wrestling with a difficult question: Should healthy children get these blood tests, and would knowing about incipient diabetes help them? Now, as a first wave of studies indicates such testing can prevent life-threatening complications at diagnosis , and with a new treatment to delay disease onset, the answers are tipping toward â...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 13, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Apple Cider Vinegar Beneficial for Overweight, Obese Individuals
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- For overweight and obese individuals, apple cider vinegar (ACV) consumption is associated with a significant reduction in anthropometric variables, as well as improvement in blood glucose triglyceride and cholesterol... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Praluent (alirocumab) Injection Receives FDA Approval to Treat Children with Genetic Form of High Cholesterol
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) announced the U.S. Food& Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the approval of Praluent® (alirocumab) as an adjunct to diet and other... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - March 11, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

First ever over-the-counter cholesterol test goes on sale in supermarkets around Britain as Tesco stock the kit
Users simply have to use a drop of blood taken from the finger, and the kit, which looks similar to the rapid Covid home tests, gives a result in under three minutes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Expert's 'do not eat' warning as popular breakfast could send cholesterol skyrocketing
Saturated fats found in a buttery breakfast food could raise your "bad" cholesterol, putting your cardiovascular health at risk. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'I'm a health expert - this breakfast will slash your cholesterol levels'
Making changes to your breakfast routine could help to significantly lower your risk for heart attacks and strokes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Wegovy Is Good for More Than Just Weight Loss
The obesity drug Wegovy can now claim to lower the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular issues in people who are overweight or who have obesity, and also have cardiovascular disease. It’s the first weight-loss drug to carry an indication for heart benefits. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the addition to the label on March 8 based on a study from Wegovy’s manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, showing that the drug lowered the risk of heart attack, stroke, or dying of heart-related issues in this population by 20% compared to people receiving placebo. [time-brightcove not-tgx=...
Source: TIME: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Nurse-led Strategy Reduces Cholesterol, BP in HIV Nurse-led Strategy Reduces Cholesterol, BP in HIV
A nurse-led multicomponent strategy significantly reduced systolic blood pressure and non-HDL cholesterol in HIV patients and should be included in HIV primary care programs.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - March 8, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: news

Interventions Can Reduce CVD Risk Factors in HIV Patients, Studies Show
(MedPage Today) -- DENVER -- Efforts aimed at lowering blood pressure (BP) and cholesterol in people with HIV can succeed, two randomized trials presented here demonstrated. In the first, prehypertensive Haitians on stable antiretroviral therapy... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 7, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Study Links Tiny Bits of Plastic to Worse Heart Health
We breathe, eat, and drink tiny particles of plastic. But are these minuscule specks in the body harmless, dangerous, or somewhere in between? A small study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine raises more questions than it answers about how these bits—microplastics and the smaller nanoplastics—might affect the heart. The Italian study has weaknesses, but is likely to draw attention to the debate over the problem of plastic pollution. Most plastic waste is never recycled and breaks down into these particles. “The study is intriguing. However, there are really substantial limitatio...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CARLA K. JOHNSON/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

More than half of American Indian youth may have abnormal or high cholesterol
NIH-funded study highlights importance of cholesterol screenings and education. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - March 6, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Silent killer warning as lumps and bumps on your skin could be red flag sign
High cholesterol symptoms don't always rear their ugly heads, but one red flag sign could strike on your skin. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news