Why Some Fats Harm Health, But Others Help

Posted in High Cholesterol / Hypercholesterolemia Support group on Sat, 29 Oct 2011

Excessive consumption of fat-rich "Western diet" blamed as a major risk factor for surge in cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity in the developed nations. ...Read More

Increasing 'Good' Cholesterol Cuts Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in Diabetics

Posted in High Density Lipoproteins Support group on Sat, 29 Oct 2011

Increasing levels of high-density lipoproteins, better known as HDL or "good" cholesterol, reduced the risk for heart attack and stroke among patients with diabetes, according to a new study. ...Read ...

Novel Therapeutic Target To Increase 'Good' Cholesterol Identified

Posted in High Density Lipoproteins Support group on Sat, 29 Oct 2011

Researchers claim to have identified a novel therapeutic target that helps to reduce triglycerides and increase "good" cholesterol levels. ...Read More

Healthy Food Better At Fixing High Cholesterol Than Pills

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 29 Oct 2011

Statins arent as good as a healthy diet when it comes to lowering your cholesterol, a new study said. In fact, statins can sap your energy and cause problems for your sex life.. ...Read More

New Therapy That Helps Increase Good Cholesterol Found

Posted in General Support group on Sat, 29 Oct 2011

Researchers in US have found a new therapy that helps to boost the good cholesterol and lower triglycerides in the blood. ...Read More

Older Cancer Patients may Benefit from Bedside Assessment

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Sat, 29 Oct 2011

A simple assessment tool to determine how well older adults diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) can handle treatment has been used in new research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. ...

Nanoprobes and SQUID for High Tech Detection of Breast Cancer

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Sat, 29 Oct 2011

While mammography can detect very small breast tumors, it has some drawbacks as it still fails to find 10-25% of tumors. Another issue is that this procedure is unable to distinguish between benign an...

Success of Chemotherapy may be Predicted by New Test

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Sat, 29 Oct 2011

Scientists have devised a new test to determine the effectiveness of chemotherapy in cancer patients. The test devised by the scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will predict the effectiveness ...

Researchers Device Tools to Recognize Mental Health Disorders in Youth

Posted in Adolescent Depression Support group on Sat, 29 Oct 2011

Researchers from Mayo Clinic in association with numerous mental health advocacy organizations have created a new simple-to-understand tools which would help identify mental health disorders in youth....

Artificial Blood for Transfusions Available in a Decade

Posted in Blood Donation Support group on Sat, 29 Oct 2011

Scientists after their research breakthrough ascertain that artificial blood created from stem cells in the lab could qualify to be tested on humans within a span of two years. ...Read More