MSD highlights cholesterol-cardiac relationshipMSD, a leading global biopharmaceutical company, recently held an event with regional medical professionals to focus on the relationship between cholesterol and cardiovascular diseases across Saudi Arabia, and the wider region. Du More… |
High vitamin D levels linked to lower cholesterol in childrenThere is a link between higher serum vitamin D levels and lower plasma cholesterol levels in primary school children, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. Children whose serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level More… |
New heart guidelines may put millions on statinsNew guidelines on heart health that sparked fierce debate among US cardiologists last fall could lead 12.8 million more Americans to take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, US researchers said. The new estimate would mean 56 milli More… |
US guidelines threaten hot new cholesterol drugsNew US guidelines on heart health that favour potent statins may threaten future use, or even approval, of a hot new class of experimental cholesterol drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors that have been billed as potential blockbuster treatments, said More… |
BP, diabetes 'top health issues for workers’Blood pressure (BP), diabetes and high cholesterol are key health problems faced by labourers in Bahrain, according to organisers of medical camps. 'Doctors and nurses that have screened thousands of workers so far have found that majo More… |
Green tea 'may trim bad cholesterol'Green tea, taken in a capsule or drunk in a cup, may shave a few points off "bad" cholesterol readings, according to a US study involving more than a thousand people. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Associat More… |
Lilly drug boosts good cholesterolAn experimental heart drug from Eli Lilly and Co dramatically boosted levels of "good" cholesterol and appeared to be safe, according to data from a clinical trial. The report provides new hope for a class of medicines with a troubled past More… |
Roche 'good' cholesterol drug shows promiseAn experimental drug from Roche, a Swiss global healthcare company, designed to raise "good" HDL cholesterol has produced encouraging results in a small mid-stage clinical trial. Further details about the performance of dalcetrapib will be More… |
Strong treatment for high cholesterol calledPatients across the Gulf who are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease need more aggressive treatment for high cholesterol, according to medical experts. This was the view presented at the region’s first-ever Physicians Academy More… |
Gulf population suffers from high levels of cholesterolMore than half of the population in the Gulf states suffers from abnormal cholesterol levels, increasing risk of heart diseases, a quarter has high blood pressure and 15 -25 per cent have diabetes, said a study. These numbers coupled with More… |