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Green tea drinkers show less disability with age: study - Yahoo! Contributors Network

Green tea drinkers show less disability with age: study Yahoo! Contributors Network And researchers have been studying green tea's effects on everything from cholesterol to the risk of certain cancers -- with mixed results so far. For the new study, Japanese researchers looked at a different question: Do green-tea drinkers have any ... and more »

New Study Shows Statin Drugs Increase Diabetes in Women, Solana Health ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

New Study Shows Statin Drugs Increase Diabetes in Women, Solana Health ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) How to lower cholesterol naturally is the question millions of Americans suffering from statin drug side effects are asking. Now, a large study published just last week comprised of 153000 women shows that taking statin drugs puts women at a much ... and more »

Triglycerides more closely related to stroke risk than LDL cholesterol, study ... - Private MD

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Triglycerides more closely related to stroke risk than LDL cholesterol, study ... Private MD No such association was seen with LDL cholesterol. "We've always believed that total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels were the most important biomarkers for identifying stroke risk, but this study gives us strong evidence to question that ... Triglyceride Levels Predict Stroke Risk in Postmenopausal WomenNewswise (press release) all 58 news articles »

Modern lifestyles not heart-friendly Need to shift focus to healthy living - Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

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Modern lifestyles not heart-friendly Need to shift focus to healthy living Arab Times Kuwait English Daily A: Atherosclerosis basically is a condition in which bad cholesterol gets deposited in the blood vessel creating the block. There are many factors that can cause that block, particularly smoking. Then there are factors like high blood pressure, ...

Should Healthy People Take Cholesterol Drugs to Prevent Heart Disease? - Wall Street Journal

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Should Healthy People Take Cholesterol Drugs to Prevent Heart Disease? Wall Street Journal These doctors argue that studies don't show that taking statins leads to longer life, and they say that much of the research into the question is fundamentally flawed. What's more, these critics say, there's mounting evidence of troublesome side ... Experts debate preventive use of statinsFiercePharma To prescribe or not to prescribe: That is the statin question, experts debateTheHeart.Org Debate on statin use by people without history of heart disease gets an airingMinnPost.com (blog) all 6 news articles »