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New cholesterol-lowering pill cuts the risk of heart attack and stroke
The drug, bempedoic acid, was given the green light by NHS spending watchdogs last year after early data showed it was safe and reduced harmful cholesterol by up to 25 per cent
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do I really need statins? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
DR MARTIN SCURR: Atheroma can lead to a heart attack or stroke, both caused when the arteries feeding these areas are blocked by fatty deposits or a blood clot.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Just one full-fat fizzy drink a day in your 40s may 'increase your risk of a heart attack or stroke'
A new study by US researchers, published in Journal of the American Heart Association, of almost 6,000 over 40s found regular consumers were twice as prone to low levels of good cholesterol.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statins and blood pressure pills are not a 'free pass' to avoid healthy habits, experts warn
A study of 40,000 people in Finland suggests unhealthy habits could render the drugs - which are supposed to prevent life-threatening events such as heart attack and stroke - pointless.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eating two apples daily for eight weeks can lower 'bad' cholesterol, study finds
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but two might be better, a study suggests. Eating two apples a day may reduce people's risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, experts found.
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Overweight children are at higher risk of heart attack or stroke in middle age
High blood pressure, cholesterol and smoking before the age of 19 also raise the risk, say Oxford researchers. The findings are strong evidence that childhood lifestyle has a big impact later.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stopping statins at 75 'raises the risk of a heart attack or stroke'
Scientists led by a hospital in Paris studied the medical records of 120,000 people and found those who stopped taking statins at 75 were also 26 per cent more likely to have a stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cholesterol levels below 50 can RAISE stroke risk by up to 170%
Keeping cholesterol levels low helps to protect against heart disease, including ischemic stroke, but an LDL below 50 was linked to a higher risk for more deadly hemorrhagic stroke, Penn State found.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Having very low cholesterol DOUBLES the risk of hemorrhagic strokes in women, study finds
A new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, has found that women with cholesterol 70 mg/dL were twice as likely to have a stroke compared to women with 100 mg/dL.
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: Chris Tarrant answers our health quiz
The TV star, from Reading, walks three miles a day, watches what he eats and still enjoys sex. He's also taken statins and a blood-thinner since suffering a stroke in 2014.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
People taking statins are less likely to die early
Patients who take statins after suffering a heart attack or stroke are almost 25 per cent less likely to have another one or to die early, researchers at the Heart Institute in Utah have found.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Quitting statins raises risk of a second stroke
The papers, published today by the American Heart Association, lay bare a worrying trend that could be hampering efforts to curb strokes, the fifth-biggest killer in the US.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thousands of stroke patients ‘stop taking statins'
Some patients have been put off the pills because they are put off by misleading scare stories, scientists said. Six million Britons take statins every day to reduce their cholesterol.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Will going vegetarian lower my cholesterol?' Our expert reveals how adjusting your diet can reduce your chances of getting heart disease or stroke
Richard Eddington from Berks was recently diagnosed with high cholesterol. His doctor recommends a diet of fish, fruit and vegetables. But would going vegetarian be more effective?
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patients at risk of heart disease are not getting the drugs they need
Just under half of stroke patients were not prescribed statins and a quarter were not given anti-hypertensive drugs, researchers from the University of Birmingham found.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
