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Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance made in the liver, and found in the blood and in all cells of the body. Cholesterol is important for good health and is needed for making cell walls, tissues, hormones, vitamin D, and bile acid.

Candy consumption can help reduce weight and risk of CVD

Good news for candy and chocolate lovers: they tend to weigh less, have lower body mass indices and waist circumferences, and have decreased levels of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome, according to a new study published in Nutrition Research.

31 Mar 2011

CardioNexus to launch Panasonic CardioHealth Station at American College of Cardiology 2011 Annual Scientific Sessions

CardioNexus Corporation an affiliated company of Panasonic Healthcare Co. Ltd., will introduce Panasonic CardioHealth® Station at the 2011 Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology.

From PHC Europe B.V. 31 Mar 2011

20-year data shows bariatric surgery to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke in diabetics

In the longest study of its kind, bariatric surgery has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with diabetes. These results and other groundbreaking research were presented at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes, hosted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College.

31 Mar 2011

Regulus obtains exclusive rights from NYU for miR-33a, 33b to treat metabolic diseases

Regulus Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company leading the discovery and development of innovative new medicines targeting microRNAs, today announced that it has obtained exclusive rights from New York University for intellectual property covering methods of use in modulating microRNA-33a and microRNA-33b for metabolic diseases such as atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome.

31 Mar 2011

Non-invasive blood glucose monitor closer to market

People with diabetes could soon have a pain-free way to check their blood glucose levels. Researchers at the University of Missouri–St. Louis have developed a portable, inexpensive non-invasive blood glucose detector. The university has licensed patent rights for the device to St. Louis Medical Devices, Inc., a Missouri company headquartered at UMSL’s own startup company incubator – IT Enterprises, to bring the device to market.

30 Mar 2011

GI Dynamics announces positive results from EndoBarrier studies against type 2 diabetes

GI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical, endoscopic treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, announced today new results from three studies that demonstrate the positive effects of the EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner on type 2 diabetes, weight loss and other metabolic factors.

30 Mar 2011

People of all ages and both sexes can have congestive heart failure

Elizabeth Taylor died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79 on March 23. Her death raises awareness of this serious condition that affects an estimated five million Americans.

29 Mar 2011

IDF: Obese people with type 2 diabetes can benefit from bariatric surgery

Bariatric surgery should be considered earlier in the treatment of eligible patients to help stem the serious complications that can result from diabetes, according to an International Diabetes Federation position statement presented by leading experts at the 2nd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes in New York.

29 Mar 2011

AstraZeneca, AmeriCares partner to deliver medicines for people with chronic conditions

AmeriCares and AstraZeneca have teamed to deliver critical medicines to help people living with chronic diseases throughout the United States. AstraZeneca has donated $5 million in cardiovascular and gastrointestinal medications to AmeriCares in support of its Domestic Medical Assistance Program.

29 Mar 2011

Drugs for prevention of breast cancer

According to an international panel of cancer experts, women at high risk of developing breast cancer should be given preventative drugs. The experts write in the Lancet Oncology adding, drugs such as tamoxifen could reduce the chances of developing breast cancer. They suggest that this would be something similar to prescribing statins to patients at risk of heart disease. But tamoxifen has been linked with womb cancer, blood clots and stroke.

28 Mar 2011

Prostate cancer updates

A Hunter-based prostate cancer support group says ground-breaking research by the University of Newcastle will help save many lives in the region. This new work has found patients with localized advanced prostate cancer can double their chances of survival by undertaking hormone therapy in combination with radiology treatment. This comes from a 10 year trial, coordinated by the University's Professor Jim Debnam.

28 Mar 2011

Drugs can prevent risk of breast cancer in women, experts say

Drugs could be used to prevent breast cancer in women at high risk of the disease in the same way that statins are used for heart disease if trials looking at ways of predicting risk are successful, according to an international panel of cancer experts.

28 Mar 2011

Study finds risk of heart attack among patients with TIA

Patients who have suffered a "mini stroke" are at twice the risk of heart attack than the general population, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Mar 2011

Young adults with religious involvement more likely to become obese in middle-age

Could it be the potato salad? Young adults who frequently attend religious activities are 50 percent more likely to become obese by middle age as young adults with no religious involvement, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.

25 Mar 2011

Clinical trial to determine whether Crestor can prevent new colon tumors after surgery

Christiana Care Health System's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center is leading a national clinical trial to determine if Crestor, a cholesterol-lowering drug, can prevent new colon tumors from forming after colon cancer surgery.

25 Mar 2011

Scientists discover hormone pathway that can lead to new diabetes treatment

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a hormone pathway that potentially could lead to new ways of treating type 1 diabetes independent of insulin, long thought to be the sole regulator of carbohydrates in the liver.

25 Mar 2011

New study: Coronary calcium scan can help reduce risk of heart disease

A new study of coronary artery calcium scanning - a simple, noninvasive test that gives patients baseline information about plaque in their coronary arteries—has shown that the scan helps them make heart-healthy lifestyle changes and lower their heart disease risk factors.

24 Mar 2011

Statins improve outcomes in high-risk prostate cancer patients treated with definitive radiation therapy

Men with high-risk prostate cancer who take statin drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol while receiving radiation therapy are less likely to have their cancer return than patients who do not take these medications, according to a study published in the March issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics, an official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

24 Mar 2011

Jefferson begins patient recruitment for new clinical trail to prevent colon cancer

Thomas Jefferson University has started recruiting patients for a new National Cancer Institute-sponsored clinical trial to test whether the cholesterol-reducing drug rosuvastatin is effective in the prevention of recurrent colon cancer.

23 Mar 2011

High-fiber diets during early adult years may reduce lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease

A new study from Northwestern Medicine shows a high-fiber diet could be a critical heart-healthy lifestyle change young and middle-aged adults can make.

23 Mar 2011

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Further Reading

Candy consumption can help reduce weight and risk of CVD

CardioNexus to launch Panasonic CardioHealth Station at American College of Cardiology 2011 Annual Scientific Sessions

20-year data shows bariatric surgery to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke in diabetics

Regulus obtains exclusive rights from NYU for miR-33a, 33b to treat metabolic diseases

Non-invasive blood glucose monitor closer to market

GI Dynamics announces positive results from EndoBarrier studies against type 2 diabetes

People of all ages and both sexes can have congestive heart failure

IDF: Obese people with type 2 diabetes can benefit from bariatric surgery

AstraZeneca, AmeriCares partner to deliver medicines for people with chronic conditions

Drugs for prevention of breast cancer

Prostate cancer updates

Drugs can prevent risk of breast cancer in women, experts say

Study finds risk of heart attack among patients with TIA

Young adults with religious involvement more likely to become obese in middle-age

Clinical trial to determine whether Crestor can prevent new colon tumors after surgery

Scientists discover hormone pathway that can lead to new diabetes treatment

New study: Coronary calcium scan can help reduce risk of heart disease

Statins improve outcomes in high-risk prostate cancer patients treated with definitive radiation therapy

Jefferson begins patient recruitment for new clinical trail to prevent colon cancer

High-fiber diets during early adult years may reduce lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease

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