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17th September 2009
After water, tea is the most popular beverage on earth. It is consumed in large quantities all over the world, but is likely most popular in Asia. Tea was even discovered in Asia, and most of the world’s tea is still grown in this part of the world, tho... Read >
11th September 2009
Cholesterol is a type of fat that is manufactured by your body which needs it to bind cells together, produce hormones, vitamin D and manufacture substances that help us digest the foods we eat. By now we all understand the negative health affects that hi... Read >
Author: World Vitamins Online11th September 2009
Eggs are consumed not only at breakfast, but also along with other foods. They provide vitamin A, riboflavin (vitamin B2) and other important vitamins and minerals. One egg contains 88% water, 11% protein and a small amount of fats. Despite its small size... Read >
Author: Henry Fong10th September 2009
Hypercholesterolemia refers to a medical condition in which a patient suffers from high cholesterol levels in the blood. The condition can be caused by different factors and diseases such as anorexia nervosa, hypothyroidism, kidney disease and diabetes me... Read >
Author: Robert Bell07th September 2009
Hypercholesterolemia refers to a medical condition in which a patient suffers from high cholesterol levels in the blood. The condition can be caused by different factors and diseases such as anorexia nervosa, hypothyroidism, kidney disease and diabetes me... Read >
Author: Kenny Leones03rd September 2009
Aging is a process of gradual maturation. Biologically speaking, senescence is the process by which the capacity for cell division and the capacity for growth and function are lost over time, ultimately leading to death. Aging is thought to have the posit... Read >
Author: prashant05th July 2009
It is easy to have high cholesterol and never know it. In fact, most of the sumptoms are difficult for the person having high cholesterol to notice. Most of the time, the only symptom of high cholesterol is an abmormal blood test. If a patient has high bl... Read >
Author: Henry Fong22nd June 2009
For most people, the word cholesterol means “enemy of the body”; little they know that human cells need cholesterol to establish proper membrane permeability and fluidity. The cholesterol is produced by the liver (about 1 gram per day) and absorbed in... Read >
Author: Raphaelo19th June 2009
A heart attack is known as a myocardial infarction. This occurs when the heart muscle is damaged or not receiving enough oxygen. Many cardiac related problems occur due to blockages in the arteries that carry blood to the heart purified from different par... Read >
Author: ali15th April 2009
In the last few years the Mediterranean region has been the focus of much study; not just for its connections with money and high fashion, but because researchers observed that the region has lesser incidents of heart and chronic diseases. More people the... Read >
Author: Juliaeves16th January 2009
The pathological conditions in which there are high levels of fats in the blood. The medical term for these conditions is hyperlipidemia, which is made of three parts; hyper-, is a prefix meanings more or extra, lipid is fat, and emia is a suffix indicati... Read >
Author: India Internet05th January 2009
Cholesterol is oily in nature but is not the same as fat. It is an essential molecule for making cell membranes, steroid hormones, nerve sheaths, and much more. The liver makes most of the cholesterol in the body and the rest comes from the diet. Too much... Read >
Author: Sarah Albert04th January 2009
The pathological conditions in which there are high levels of fats in the blood. The medical term for these conditions is hyperlipidemia, which is made of three parts; hyper-, is a prefix meanings more or extra, lipid is fat, and emia is a suffix indicati... Read >
Author: India Internet08th December 2008
As men develop older, their threat of acquiring prostate cancer increases. Just about 80 percent of men over the age of 80 years will increase prostate cancer.
But are there physical or way of life differences between those men who get prostate cancer ... Read >
Author: richersiamon18th September 2008
Statin drugs are being prescribed in higher and more potent doses to increasing numbers of people (even those with normal cholesterol levels) for "hypercholesterolemia” - which some doctors call a non-illness. What most physicians often overlook is that... Read >
Author: Rivers Cruz18th September 2008
Statin drugs are being prescribed in higher and more potent doses to increasing numbers of people (even those with normal cholesterol levels) for "hypercholesterolemia” - which some doctors call a non-illness. What most physicians often overlook is that... Read >
Author: sandor18th July 2008
Erythromelalgia is a disease rare and characterized by the redness of the skin, the enlarge temperature, and the pain in the ends (of the feet and the hands), which usually occurs in response to heat and the moderate exercise. Erythromelalgia can be prima... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen06th June 2008
Primary biliary cirrhosis is a rare form of biliary cirrhosis of unknown origin, occurring without obstruction or infection of the major bile ducts, sometimes developing after the administration of such drugs as chlorpromazine and arsenicals. Affecting ch... Read >
Author: peterhutch04th June 2008
Cerebral autosomal predominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy is the almost popular kind of genetic shot disorder. CADASIL is an inherited kind of shot and new impairments. This circumstance affects tiny blood vessels, main... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen04th June 2008
Erythromelalgia, also known under the name of disease of the mitchell, neuralgia red, or erythermalgia, is a rare disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower ends, are episodically blocked and inflamed. Erythromelalgia can happen like primary or... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen27th May 2008
An Ayurvedic cardioprotective botanical being used in Ayurveda since 2500 B.C. has remarkable cardioprotective, heart muscle strengthening properties. Arjuna bark has been used in Ayurvedic herbalism for more than three centuries to support a healthy hea... Read >
Author: Wilsondrugs15th May 2008
When LDL cholesterol combines with a substance known as Apoliprotein (a), the result is a compound known as Lp(a), or "ugly" cholesterol. Lp(a) is called ugly cholesterol because evidence from some research studies shows that in high levels, it can increa... Read >
Author: Alien09th April 2008
Cholesterol is a lipid that is present in the cell membranes of all animal tissues. Scientists also consider it as sterol, a combination of steroid and alcohol. Eukaryotes synthesize cholesterol in the cells of the body. Hence, small amount of cholesterol... Read >
Author: Marcia03rd April 2008
How could plaque be broken up in Coronary Heart Diseased arteries?
What Is (CHD)?
Atherosclerotic Heart Disease, Coronary Heart Disease and also Coronary Heart Disease is the end result of the accumulation of a atheromatous plaques within the walls ... Read >
Author: Gene28th March 2008
Glucomannan is a water-soluble polysaccharide composing 40% by dry weight of the roots or corm of the konjac plant. Glucomannan is a dietary fiber, and has been marketed as a treatment for constipation, obesity, high cholesterol, Acne vulgaris (source) an... Read >
Author: Alien05th November 2007
With critical illness cover there had been evolution concerning the medical endorsement. Experience with life and disability insurance may only be of minimum use. Because when assessing the different risks, the single cause of death and disability may ste... Read >
Author: Billy Leverton07th September 2007
There could not be another word in the advertising lexicon which is more marketable than ‘Cholesterol’. That word has been thrown around in the mass media to sell products ranging from diet supplements to exotic herbs that claim to make you healthier.... Read >
Author: Brenda Stokes29th August 2007
Heart disease is a term that applies to a large number of medical conditions relating to the heart. These medical conditions relate to the abnormal health conditions that directly affect the heart and all its components. Heart disease is a major health pr... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
Heart Disease is one of the world’s largest health problems today. It not only affects the wealthier nations it is also affecting the poorer ones. Heart Disease covers a wide range of health ailments relating specifically to the heart.
There are man... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
Heart disease is a term that applies to a large number of medical conditions relating to the heart. These medical conditions relate to the abnormal health conditions that directly affect the heart and all its components. Heart disease is a major health pr... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
The term Cardiovascular Disease covers a large number of diseases that directly affect the heart and the blood vessel system. It especially affects the veins and arteries that lead to and from the heart. Research has suggested that women who suffer with c... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
Heart disease is a term that applies to a large number of medical conditions relating to the heart. These medical conditions relate to the abnormal health conditions that directly affect the heart and all its components. Heart disease is a major health pr... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong13th August 2007
Cholesterol is the fat-like substance, which is an important ingredient for life. The human body contains about 100 g of cholesterol. The human body itself manufactures its required cholesterol, and any cholesterol that comes from diet is extra -- and it'... Read >
Author: Tom alter03rd May 2007
Researchers from Rutgers University and the US Department of Agriculture have found that a naturally occurring key compound in blueberries, pterostilbene, may be able to prevent the onset of one of the most virulent and dreaded neoplasms, colon cancer.
... Read >
Author: Tim Moore02nd May 2007
BERLIN�Barley beta-glucan reduces serum lipid levels, according to research presented in April at the First International Congress on Pre-Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome.
In the six-week study, 76 men and 79 women with hypercholesterolemia, aged 25 t... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer27th February 2007
Many people today suffer from cholesterol problems and the number grows larger every day. One reason for this might be that people are too busy with work, school , family to worry about the food that they eat. Most of us just grab a snack, or eat from fas... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola10th February 2007
The only need for cholesterol screening in children and adolescents is to identify pediatric patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), since early disease detection is crucial in order to facilitate treatment to prevent coronary artery disease.
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Author: Ibrahim Machiwala04th December 2006
Under normal circumstances, we would think that only adults, especially elderly, will have narrowing and hardening of arteries. But, the findings of a study presented at the annual American Heart Association in Chicago last month (Nov 2006) will probably ... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock17th November 2006
When it comes to heart disease, people will naturally relate it either to high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol. But, how many of us really understand what cholesterol is, what its function is, and what causes it to be high.
Cholesterol is a wa... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock15th November 2006
Heart attack is called as Myocardial Infarction in medical terminology. Heart is supplied by right and left coronary arteries. Whenever these arteries are blocked, blood supply to heart stops and wall of heart damages, result is Heart Attack with symptoms... Read >
Author: Armughan Riaz15th September 2006
Hypercholesterolemia (excessive body production of cholesterol) affects millions of people worldwide, rendering afflicted persons susceptible to developing serious conditions such as coronary disease and atherosclerosis. Although it is commonly known to b... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola23rd July 2006
What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a type of fat (lipid) made by the body. About 80% of cholesterol is made by the body, the other 20% comes from the diet. Cholesterol is a building block for cell membranes. Our body uses cholesterol to produce many hor... Read >
Author: Yury Bayarski23rd June 2006
Taurine
Taurine is a conditionally-essential amino acid which is not utilized in protein synthesis, but rather is found free or in simple peptides. Taurine has been shown to be essential in certain aspects of mammalian development, and in vitro studies... Read >
Author: tom willson11th May 2006
The effects of dietary supplementation with isoflavones from red clover on the lipoprotein profiles of postmenopausal women with mild to moderate hypercholesterolaemia. Effects of supplementation with purified red clover ( Trifolium pratense) isoflavones... Read >
Author: Amporn Saechin04th January 2006
Your blood cholesterol level is affected not only by what you eat but also by how quickly your body makes LDL-cholesterol and disposes of it. In fact, your body makes all the cholesterol it needs, and it is not necessary to take in any additional choleste... Read >
Author: Kim Beardsmore
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