Long-term statin use associated with lower glaucoma risk
Added: 16.07.2019 0:19 | 0 views | 0 comments
 A new study brings the connection between statin use and risk of glaucoma into sharper focus. Investigators have found that using statins for five or more years is associated with lower risk of primary open-angle glaucoma.
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Cholesterol medication could invite diabetes, study suggests
Added: 16.07.2019 0:19 | 1 views | 0 comments
 A study of thousands of patients' health records found that those who were prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins had at least double the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The detailed analysis of health records and other data from patients in a private insurance plan in the Midwest provides a real-world picture of how efforts to reduce heart disease may be contributing to another major medical concern.
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Low-carb diet may reduce diabetes risk independent of weight loss
Added: 16.07.2019 0:19 | 0 views | 0 comments
A low-carb diet may have benefits for people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes even if they don't lose any weight, a new study suggests.
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Unsalted tomato juice may help lower heart disease risk
Added: 16.07.2019 0:19 | 1 views | 0 comments
 Drinking unsalted tomato juice lowered blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in Japanese adults at risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Dietary cholesterol or egg consumption do not increase the risk of stroke, Finnish study finds
Added: 16.07.2019 0:19 | 0 views | 0 comments
 A new study Finland shows that a moderately high intake of dietary cholesterol or consumption of up to one egg per day is not associated with an elevated risk of stroke. Furthermore, no association was found in carriers of the APOE4 phenotype, which affects cholesterol metabolism and is remarkably common among the Finnish population.
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Rare gene mutations may prevent heart disease
Added: 16.07.2019 0:19 | 1 views | 0 comments
 A kind of rare gene mutation may prevent heart disease, according to a new study. The study finds that protein-truncating variants in the apolipoprotein B (APOB) gene are linked to lower triglyceride and LDL cholesterol levels, and lower the risk of coronary heart disease by 72 percent.
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Walnuts may help lower blood pressure for those at risk of heart disease
Added: 16.07.2019 0:19 | 0 views | 0 comments
 When combined with a diet low in saturated fats, eating walnuts may help lower blood pressure in people at risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
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AI identifies risk of cholesterol-raising genetic disease
Added: 16.07.2019 0:19 | 0 views | 0 comments
 A new algorithm can determine whether a patient is likely to have a cholesterol-raising genetic disease that can cause early, and sometimes fatal, heart problems, reports a new study.
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Low cholesterol linked to higher risk of bleeding stroke in women
Added: 16.07.2019 0:19 | 1 views | 0 comments
 Lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol reduces the risk of heart attacks and stroke, with an ideal value below 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). But can it be too low? A new study finds that women who have levels of LDL cholesterol 70 mg/dL or lower may be more than twice as likely to have a hemorrhagic stroke than women with LDL cholesterol levels from 100 to 130 mg/dL.
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Amazon rivals ride on Prime Day marketing as protests unfold
Added: 15.07.2019 22:16 | 28 views | 0 comments
 Amazon.com Inc's Prime Day is now a major marketing opportunity and shopping event in the annual calendar for other U.S. retail companies, rivaling the Thanksgiving holiday's Black Friday as a driver of sales.
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