Lipid/Metabolic

Search for
Go
Sort by 
Page 
Showing 1 - 25 of 2213 documents.
Lipid/Metabolic
Dietary saturated fat has undeserved bad reputation, says review
3 COMMENTS - May 17, 2013 16:45 EDT
It calls for a reappraisal of health recommendations that focus on cutting saturated-fat intake levels, as "mechanisms for adverse health effects are lacking."
Prevention
Never too old to get moving: Aerobic fitness lowers risk of death in elderly
1 COMMENT - May 17, 2013 10:30 EDT
If you don't use it, you're going to lose it—the old chestnut is supported by a new VA Medical Center study showing that fit elderly patients with hypertension had a lower risk of death than those with low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness.
Lipid/Metabolic
Hormone therapy associated with MI in male-to-female transsexuals
3 COMMENTS - May 14, 2013 14:00 EDT
Hormone therapy given to transsexuals during gender reassignment appears to be associated with a greater likelihood of cardiovascular disease in men who subsequently become women.
Lipid/Metabolic
Simple tool stratifies mortality risk in type 2 diabetes
May 13, 2013 14:15 EDT
By plugging values for nine common variables into an online calculator, physicians can determine whether a patient with type 2 diabetes is at high risk of all-cause 2-year mortality, researchers report.
No benefit of fish oil in high-risk patients
Prevention
No benefit of fish oil in high-risk patients
15 COMMENTS - May 8, 2013 17:00 EDT
N-3 fatty-acid supplementation had no effect on the study's primary end point in this group of patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors or atherosclerotic disease, but no previous MI. Researchers also saw no effects on the rate of death from coronary causes or sudden death from cardiac causes or major ventricular arrhythmias. 
Lipid/Metabolic
Diabetes increases stroke risk, particularly in under-65s
1 COMMENT - May 6, 2013 16:00 EDT
A new study shows up to a 12-fold increase in risk of stroke in younger patients with diabetes compared with nondiabetics of similar age.
Lipid/Metabolic
FDA approves atorvastatin/ezetimibe combo tablet
16 COMMENTS - May 3, 2013 16:41 EDT
The combination, known as Liptruzet, is approved for the treatment of elevated LDL-cholesterol levels in patients with primary or mixed hyperlipidemia as an adjunct to dietary changes.
<i>Lancet</i> antitobacco series launches as ACC chides FDA inaction
Prevention
Lancet antitobacco series launches as ACC chides FDA inaction
2 COMMENTS - May 2, 2013 18:30 EDT
One of the Lancet papers reviews the successes, failures, and ongoing challenges in beating back the "global tobacco epidemic," including a report from FDA scientists touting the impact of the 2009 Tobacco Control Act in the US.
Lipid/Metabolic
Case made for metabolic bariatric-surgery eligibility criteria
May 1, 2013 11:15 EDT
Current eligibility criteria for gastric bypass and other bariatric surgeries mean it isn't offered to many patients for whom it might provide remission from diabetes, say researchers presenting at the PDMS sessions.
Heart failure
FDA limits use of heart-failure drug due to liver injury
1 COMMENT - Apr 30, 2013 17:00 EDT
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced new restrictions on the use of tolvaptan because of the potential risk for liver injury, including length of use.
News
Stopping dabigatran ups stroke risk: New boxed warning
1 COMMENT - Apr 30, 2013 13:30 EDT
It raises the profile of a caution already in the oral anticoagulant's prescribing information.
To [vitamin] D or not to D? That is the question
Prevention
To [vitamin] D or not to D? That is the question
23 COMMENTS - Apr 29, 2013 17:00 EDT
In a lighthearted debate on whether everyone needs more vitamin D, endocrinologists here agreed, at least, that there are specific groups of people in whom sufficient vitamin D is mandatory.
Prevention
Addition of naturopathic medicine boosts CV risk reduction
10 COMMENTS - Apr 29, 2013 12:00 EDT
Experts who commented on the study, conducted by Canadian naturopathic physicians, said cardiologists should keep their minds open to whatever strategies might help patients do better at reducing their risk of future events.
Metabolic syndrome in throes of AMI often confirmed later and may up risk by itself
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Metabolic syndrome in throes of AMI often confirmed later and may up risk by itself
2 COMMENTS - Apr 26, 2013 17:00 EDT
It's never been clear whether the telltale metabolic signs at hospitalization tell the same prognostic story as in the outpatient setting. Certainly it wasn't known whether they had their own story to tell.
Lipid/Metabolic
CV risk factor management included in new type 2 diabetes treatment plan
Apr 26, 2013 13:30 EDT
Color-coded graphics address obesity, prediabetes, glucose-lowering drugs, and cardiovascular risk reduction in what is described as a "comprehensive" document.
Newest study confirms a soda a day ups diabetes risk by 20%
Prevention
Newest study confirms a soda a day ups diabetes risk by 20%
3 COMMENTS - Apr 25, 2013 17:45 EDT
Drinking a can of sugary soda a day can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 22%. This latest rigorous research from Europe corroborates the findings of numerous other studies, say scientists.
Lipid/Metabolic
Bariatric surgery in type 2 diabetes: Half in complete or partial remission at six years
Apr 25, 2013 17:15 EDT
Experience at a single busy center over a recent four-year period suggested one-fourth of patients are cured of diabetes. But there are limitations on the definition of "cure," and that's only one way diabetes-management-response terminology isn't straightforward.
Lipid/Metabolic
Side-effect concerns, herbal options among reasons for not filling statins scrips
3 COMMENTS - Apr 25, 2013 12:45 EDT
More than half of patients reported not filling their statin prescriptions because of concerns about side effects, while two out of every three patients expressed general concerns about taking the lipid-lowering medication. A majority of patients also decided to try making changes to their lifestyle before filling the prescription at the pharmacy.
Lipid/Metabolic
Progress in diabetes care in US, but still a way to go
2 COMMENTS - Apr 24, 2013 17:00 EDT
A new "snapshot" of how the US is faring in terms of risk-factor control and preventive practices for patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes shows there is much room for improvement.
Imaging
New insights into traffic, air-pollution risks, and atherosclerosis
Apr 23, 2013 13:30 EDT
In an analysis that builds on a 2007 paper, investigators with the Heinz Nixdorf Recall study looked at thoracic aortic calcification in relation to traffic proximity, traffic noise, and particulate air pollution.
Heart failure
Low-glycemic diet seen to reverse diastolic dysfunction of diabetes
9 COMMENTS - Apr 22, 2013 17:15 EDT
The randomized, partial-crossover study was quite small but provided echo evidence that a low-carbohydrate, high protein diet—but not a standard low-fat diet—can attenuate a common cardiac effect of insulin resistance.
Lipid/Metabolic
Bariatric-surgery metabolic gains in adolescents can stay despite some weight return
Apr 22, 2013 14:45 EDT
Not lipids, not HbA1c, CRP, not even insulin levels: metabolic markers that had mostly normalized during the first year after weight-loss surgery didn't slip back among teens who regained pounds during year 2 in the small prospective AMOS study.
PREDIMED: Mediterranean diet costs more than standard diet
Prevention
PREDIMED: Mediterranean diet costs more than standard diet
13 COMMENTS - Apr 22, 2013 12:00 EDT
It's no small irony that the countries that gave the world the Mediterranean diet are, at least within Europe, those seeming least able to afford them. New PREDIMED data hint at what previous studies have warned about: a switch to a Mediterranean style diet may drive up food costs.
Experts welcome canagliflozin approval, but questions remain
Lipid/Metabolic
Experts welcome canagliflozin approval, but questions remain
5 COMMENTS - Apr 19, 2013 13:15 EDT
Cardiologists and endocrinologists weigh in with varying benefit/risk assessments of this new drug, the first in a novel class of agents.
Overall stroke rates decline in Sweden, but uptick in younger victims raises concerns
Brain/Kidney/Peripheral
Overall stroke rates decline in Sweden, but uptick in younger victims raises concerns
2 COMMENTS - Apr 19, 2013 12:50 EDT
Overall ischemic stroke rates have declined sharply in Sweden over the past 25 years, as have overall mortality rates after a first stroke. But some troubling trends among young Swedes are cause for alarm.

Search for
Go
Sort by 
Page 
Showing 1 - 25 of 2213 documents.
Featured programs
Inside: Lipid/Metabolic
More
More
More
More
More
More
More
More