High Cholesterol |
Cholesterol, High Blood; High Blood Cholesterol; Hypercholesterolemia; Hyperlipidemia |
Hypercholesterolemia (literally: high blood cholesterol) is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. It is not a disease but a metabolic derangement that can be secondary to many diseases and can contribute to many forms of disease, most notably cardiovascular disease. It is closely related to the terms "hyperlipidemia" (elevated levels of lipids) and "hyperlipoproteinemia" (elevated levels of lipoproteins). Signs and symptoms Elevated cholesterol does not lead to specif ...
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High Cholesterol News Headlines
- Garlic May Not Lower Cholesterol
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:53 EST
- Garlic May Not Lower Cholesterol
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- What Makes Good Cholesterol So 'Good' For Us?
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- High cholesterol raises stroke risk healthy women
Reuters - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:59 EST
- Exercise, Diet, Supplements Play Role In Lowering Cholesterol Without Drugs
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- High cholesterol linked to stroke risk
The Earth Times - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:44 EST
- Many Stroke Patients Have High Cholesterol
MedicineNet - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Healthy Women With High Cholesterol At Increased Risk Of Stroke
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Healthy Women With High Cholesterol At Increased Risk Of Stroke
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Early Life Growth Spurts Protect Against 'Bad' Cholesterol
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Single Genetic Defect Causes Early Heart Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Early Life Growth Spurts Protect Against 'Bad' Cholesterol
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Diet, exercise help overall cholesterol
The Earth Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:14 EST
- Single Genetic Defect Causes Early Heart Disease
ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Statin Therapy Associated With Regression Of Coronary Atherosclerosis With Key Lipid Level Changes
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Primitive Yeast Yields Secrets Of Human Cholesterol And Drug Metabolism
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Heart attack risk factors identified in Latinos
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:11 EST
- Garlic 'does not cut cholesterol'
BBC - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:52 EST
- Statin Therapy Associated With Regression Of Coronary Atherosclerosis With Key Lipid Level Changes
ScienceDaily - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Journal Sleep: OSA Increasingly Associated With Cardiovascular Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- New study says garlic does not lower cholesterol
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:42 EST
- Garlic does not lower cholesterol: study
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:49 EST
- Study: Garlic Won't Lower Cholesterol
ABC News - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:33 EST
- Health Risks In Heart Failure Patients Compounded By Depression
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Garlic does not lower cholesterol, says study
Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:21 EST
- Role Of Cholesterol In Alzheimer's Disease Unclear, Reports The 'Harvard Men's Health Watch'
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Garlic Does Not Lower Cholesterol Say Researchers
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Cholesterol In Stroke Patients Exceeds National Guidelines
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Garlic Does Not Appear To Lower Cholesterol Levels
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Bad cholesterol news for garlic lovers
MSNBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:11 EST
- Depression Increases Health Risks In Heart Failure Patients
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Magic Beans: Anti-obesity Soya Could Help Prevent Diabetes
ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Watch your cholesterol even if you're healthy
The Earth Times - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:33 EST
- Cholesterol In Stroke Patients Exceeds National Guidelines
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Primitive Yeast Yields Secrets Of Human Cholesterol And Drug Metabolism
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Garlic May Not Lower Cholesterol
MedicineNet - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Increasingly Associated With Cardiovascular Disease - Journal SLEEP
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Magic Beans -- Anti-obesity Soya Could Help Prevent Diabetes
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Seven Keys To Reduce Cholesterol - Free Special Report From Johns Hopkins Health Alerts
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Cholesterol can be the culprit in diabetes too
The Earth Times - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:53 EST
- Nail-biters May Have 'cleaner' Nails, But Ingest More Germs
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- LifeCycle Pharma Announces Positive Data From LCP-AtorFen Phase I Clinical Program
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Not So Strange Bedfellows: Menopause And High Cholesterol
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- High Blood Pressure and Medication Safety
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Tekturna(R) - The First New Type Of High Blood Pressure Medicine In More Than A Decade - Receives Its First Approval In The US
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- High-Dose Calcitriol Plus Docetaxel Compared With Placebo Plus Docetaxel In Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Cholesterol Linked With Type 2 Diabetes
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Contamination From Improvised Explosive Devices Has Led To High Rates Of Infection Among Injured Troops
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Blood Pressure Medicine: An Important Part of Treatment for High Blood Pressure
WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- New Device Could Revolutionize Eye Disease Diagnosis, Creating Eye Maps On The High Street
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- High Blood Sugar Linked to Cancer Risk
WebMD - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:46 EST
- High Blood Sugar Linked to Cancer Risk
WebMD - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Waiting Lists And Cancelled Ops Fall Whilst Number Of Critical Beds At All Time High, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Painkiller Risk: High Blood Pressure
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:44 EST
- Painkiller Risk: High Blood Pressure
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- New Therapy Treats Severely Elevated Cholesterol Levels
ScienceDaily - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Study Drives Stake Through Claims That Garlic Lowers
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- South Asian Immigrants At Higher Risk For Heart Disease, Researchers Say
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- High Blood Sugar Linked to Cancer Risk
MedicineNet - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Usefulness Of Cardiovascular Disease Test Questioned
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Tennessee's CoverRX Program Halts Enrollment Because Of High Demand
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Stress may 'damage child brains'
BBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:02 EST
- Some question C-Reactive Protein test
The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:54 EST
- Tennessee's CoverRX Program Halts Enrollment Because Of High Demand
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Lipitor Significantly Reduced The Risk Of Serious Cardiovascular Events Compared With Simvastatin In An 80,000-Patient AnalysisManage
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Painkiller Risk: High Blood Pressure
MedicineNet - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Alcohol Interventions That Teach Practical Skills Work Best With High-Risk University Students
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Residents In Disaster Areas Face Medication Adherence Dilemmas
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Tekturna Is First in a New Class of Blood Pressure Drugs
WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Top Healthcare Bodies Make Pledge On Patients' Safety At High-level Summit, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Beta-Blockers Should Not Be First Choice For High Blood Pressure
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Lower Dosing Regimens Of Bisphosphonates Show Antitumor Effects In Mice
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- S Korea tackles high suicide rate
BBC - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:05 EST
- U.S. doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:36 EST
- U.S. doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:36 EST
- Doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:49 EST
- High Efficacy Of Gardasil® Leads Independent Data And Safety Monitoring Board To Recommend Urgent Vaccination Of Young Women In Placebo Group
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Viagra firm faces High Court bid
BBC - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:15 EST
- AARP: Prescription Drug Prices Up
WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- U.N. Refugee Agency, UNAIDS Call On Governments To Include Refugees In HIV/AIDS Policies
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Black soya beans may help prevent diabetes
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:04 EST
- Black soya beans may help control weight
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:08 EST
- Lung Function Decline In Smokers Slowed By Higher Physical Activity Level
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- South Korean researchers find black soya can prevent diabetes
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:11 EST
- Cancer Treatment Targets Tumor Blood Supply In Patients
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Severe stress may result in brain damage
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:39 EST
- Lung Cancer Alliance Maintains Strong Support For Early Detection For Lung Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy May Lead To Postmenopausal Heart Disease
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Lung Cancer Risk Reduced In Female Textile Workers Exposed To Endotoxin
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- High-fat, Low-carbohydrate Diet Significantly Slows Tumor Growth And Enhances Health In Mice
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Link Found Between Teens' Stress Levels And Acne Severity
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Iomai Vaccine For Travelers' Diarrhea Blunts Severity Of Disease In Clinical Study
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Surprising Culprit In The Search For Causes Of Diabetic Birth Defects
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Life-Saving Cancer Genetic Testing Vastly Underutilized
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Low-carb diet beats rivals in weight-loss trial
MSNBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:26 EST
- Incidence Of Benign Pathologic Findings At Partial Nephrectomy For Solitary Renal Mass Presumed To Be Renal Cell Carcinoma On Preoperative Imaging
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Drug Controls High-altitude Illness
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Cholestech System Benefits Stanford University School Of Medicine Study
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis And Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Kidney Disease Up 16% in U.S.
WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST

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