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Tart cherries - frequently sold dried, frozen or in juice - may have more than just good taste and bright red color going for them, according to new animal research from the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center.
Rats that received whole tart cherry powder mixed into a high-fat diet didn’t gain as much weight or build […]

Using the Electronic Health Record to actively engage diabetes patients in their own care results in improved blood sugar and cholesterol levels, better vaccination compliance and increased tobacco cessation rates, according to a new Geisinger study.
Geisinger Health System launched an Electronic Health Record-driven care program for its 20,000 diabetes patients in 2007. A study published […]

An article published in the open-access journal PLoS Medicinefindsthat there is a link between coronary heart disease and levels ofinterleukin-6 (IL-6), a protein triggered by inflammation thatattracts immune system cells to an injury site. John Danesh(University of Cambridge) and colleagues also suggest that new drugsdesigned to fight vascular disease may target the IL-6 protein.
Coronary heart […]

More people suffer from being overweight and have high blood pressure and metabolic disturbances in East Germany than in West Germany. This is the result of a study with almost 36 000 patients, published in the current edition of the Deutsches ?rzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2008; 105[12]: 207-13).
The so-called metabolic syndrome describes a typical […]

At the 23rd Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress, results were presented which added evidence that Levitra® (vardenafil HCI) works very well in men with dyslipidemia.(1) The double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in about 400 men showed that Levitra® significantly improved the ability of men with erectile dysfunction (ED) and high cholesterol, to achieve and maintain […]

Trans fats are a cholesterol double whammy. Also known as trans fatty acids, trans fats raise low-density lipoprotein (LDL or “bad”) cholesterol and lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL or “good”) cholesterol.
Experts consider trans fat the worst type of dietary fat. Trans fat contributes to heart disease by promoting low-grade inflammation in the blood vessels. And, trans […]