News tagged with cholesterol test
Children may be able to eat before cholesterol test, study shows
Physicians usually ask children to fast overnight before a cholesterol test. New research shows that this may not always be necessary.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 02, 2010 |
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Blood test identifies people at risk for heart attack that other tests miss
A simple blood test can identify people who are at risk for a heart attack, including thousands who don't have high cholesterol, according to researchers at Oregon Health & Science University.
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Apr 19, 2010 |
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One in five U.S. teenagers has high cholesterol
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in their Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, has found that over 20% of teenagers in the U.S. have elevated cholesterol levels ...
Jan 25, 2010 |
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No need to fast for cholesterol test
(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients do not need to fast before having their cholesterol tested, a major study has found.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Latest analysis confirms suboptimal vitamin D levels in millions of US children
Millions of children in the United States between the ages of 1 and 11 may suffer from suboptimal levels of vitamin D, according to a large nationally representative study published in the November issue of Pediatrics, accomp ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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How immune cells may help predict Alzheimer's risk?
What if you could test your risk for Alzheimer's disease much like your cholesterol levels -- through a simple blood test?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Statins alter prostate cancer patients' PSA levels
Beyond lowering cholesterol, statin medications have been found to have numerous other health benefits, including lowering a healthy man's risk of developing advanced prostate cancer, as well as lowering his prostate-specific ...
Apr 28, 2009 |
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