| Niacin, Heart Disease And The Fallacy That All Older Drugs Are Safe And Effective Posted: 23 Jul 2014 08:53 AM PDT Back in the late 1990s, I became concerned that my LDL cholesterol levels were getting too high. Despite being an avid runner, having a normal body mass index, and maintaining a reasonable diet, my total cholesterol exceeded 250 and my LDL level was over 140. Given that I had a strong family history of heart disease, at my annual physical I asked my physician if statin therapy would be ...  |
| Pregnancy loss, cardiovascular disease connected by new study Posted: 16 Jul 2014 08:26 PM PDT Women with a history of pregnancy loss are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease later in adulthood than other women, research concludes. The association between pregnancy loss and coronary heart disease appeared to be independent of hypertension, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and white blood cell count.  |
| Gastric bandwagon: the key questions on obesity Posted: 11 Jul 2014 07:21 AM PDT The NHS advisory body Nice is recommending we lower the bar for stomach surgery. How fat do you need to be to get a gastric band these days? And will it save the country money?  |
| Pregnancy weight gain differs from woman to woman Posted: 08 Jul 2014 10:31 PM PDT Pregnancy weight gain depends on various factors, including the woman's pre-pregnancy weight and her body mass index. How much weight should a woman gain during pregnancy? Recently, actress Fann Wong, who is eight months pregnant, said she gained 17kg, while her friend, who is also eight months pregnant, gained 7.5kg. There is no short answer to this. It depends on various factors, including the ...  |
