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Omega-3 margarines fail to help in heart study

Giving patients with a history of heart attacks margarine enriched with omega-3 oils in addition to standard drugs appears...

Statin use after stroke rising slowly

Most stroke patients leave the hospital with cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, a nationwide US study shows, in keeping with...

Burger and a statin to go? Or hold that, please?

Fast food outlets should hand out free cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to their customers to "neutralize" the heart risks...

Community heart disease risk programs work: study

Healthy heart programs do work and may cut the risk of heart disease by as much as 1 percent, a review of large community-based...

Researchers find 95 genes affecting cholesterol

A scan of the full human DNA sequence has turned up 95 genes that affect blood cholesterol, including a few affected by drugs...

B vitamins may not help stroke patients

B vitamins are safe, but they don't appear to protect those who have suffered a stroke from heart attacks or new strokes,...

Octogenarians have more heart surgery, live longer

Heart surgery and the use of other invasive treatments have risen sharply in elderly people who've suffered a heart attack,...

High cholesterol dangerous in young adults, too

Adults as young as 20 need pay attention to their cholesterol because unhealthy levels may already be damaging their arteries,...

Mediterranean diet tied to lower breast cancer risk

Women who follow a traditional Mediterranean diet may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer after menopause than...

Industry-paid studies likely to favor company drug

When drugmakers fund studies of their own products, the results are much more likely to be positive than when the government...

What prevents falls after strokes? Study: Not much

While most stroke survivors will suffer falls, strategies to prevent these dangerous events continue to fall short, suggests...

Heart risk factors less common in fish lovers

Middle-aged and older men who eat fish every day are less likely than infrequent fish eaters to develop a collection of risk...

Good cholesterol may mean little for statin users

People with high levels of the so-called good cholesterol HDL tend to have fewer heart attacks but HDL may offer little protective...

Kids' high cholesterol may drop naturally

Very high cholesterol levels in kids may decline over time even without intervention, researchers from the U.S. Centers for...

Farm, food service jobs tied to heart disease risk

Americans in certain lines of work, including transportation, food service and farming, may have a relatively high rate of...

All kids should have cholesterol tests: study

Tens of thousands of kids may benefit from cholesterol-lowering medication, but no one would know because screening guidelines...

When dieting, watch your vitamins: study

When weighing the benefits of one weight-loss plan over another, dieters may want to consider what else might be cut with...

Fish oil might lower breast cancer risk

Women who take fish oil supplements may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who don't, a study published...

Mother's diet, genes raise birth defect risk in mice

Mothers who eat a high fat diet before and during pregnancy may be putting their offspring at risk of birth defects, scientists...

Depressed? Fish oil might help

If you're feeling depressed, you might feel better if you take fish oil supplements, a new study shows. Some patients in...

Study raises questions over wider use of statins

There is no evidence that prescribing cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins to patients at risk of heart disease reduces...

Eating eggs doesn't seem to up diabetes risk

An egg a day for breakfast probably won't increase your likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study....

US food guidelines should focus on fat, panel says

New U.S. nutritional guidelines should focus on keeping Americans from getting fatter than they already are, with an emphasis...

High 'good' cholesterol tied to lower cancer risk

High levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol - a.k.a. "good cholesterol" -- may be linked to lower risks of cancer...

Study backs heart-healthy effect of dairy fat

Eating dairy foods could help protect your heart, new research from Sweden suggests. Dairy foods are a major source of saturated...

A little chocolate might help cut cholesterol

Eating chocolate could bring down cholesterol levels in some people, a new analysis of eight studies shows. But chocolate...

After a point, more omega-3s don't help the heart

Memo to adults with heart disease: If you're already eating a fair amount of fish and taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements,...

Is milk from grass-fed cows more heart-healthy?

If milk does the heart good, it might do the heart better if it comes from dairy cows grazed on grass instead of on feedlots,...

2,000-calorie milkshake tops list of worst drinks

A milkshake containing 2,010 calories - equivalent to eating 68 strips of bacon or 30 chocolate chip cookies - has topped...

Vitamin E linked to less of the skin disease eczema

Kids who eat lots of foods containing vitamin E may have a lower risk of the itchy skin condition called eczema, a new study...

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