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Health Encyclopedia: Niemann Pick Disease Treatment

Alternative Names

Sphingomyelinase deficiency

Treatment

At this time, there is no effective treatment for Type A.

Bone marrow transplantation has been performed on a few patients with Type B with encouraging results. Researchers continue to study possible treatments, including enzyme replacement therapy and gene therapy.

There is no specific treatment for Type C and D. A healthy, low-cholesterol diet is recommended, although research into low-cholesterol diets and cholester...

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Expert & Community Posts

Visual Aids to Help Estimate Portions

By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...control resources on FoodFit.com. Tips for a Heart Healthy Low Cholesterol Diet Six Basic... Read more »

Tips for a heart-healthy lifestyle

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

A single issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine (http://www.archinternmed.com/) in December... Read more »

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Health Guide

Tips for a Heart Healthy Low Cholesterol Diet

Reducing your cholesterol can be a huge step in decreasing your risks of health complications like heart disease.General TipsSaturated fats should be avoided or reduced, and trans fats should be cut... Read more »

Low Cholesterol Diet: How to Cut Out the Fat

Obesity is a well-documented health crisis in America. Recent statistics show that 30 percent of U.S. adults are obese – this translates to more than 60 million Americans! Obesity impacts more than... Read more »

Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape

...healthy cholesterol high and your lousy cholesterol low. Eggs have taken a beating when it comes to low cholesterol diets. This is because the AHA recommends limiting dietary cholesterol to 300... Read more »

The Skinny on Dietary Fats

Dietary fat is often portrayed as a villain – especially when you’re talking about weight control. We always hear that you should avoid fat. And the fact that most food manufacturers make... Read more »

CareCentral: What to Look for When Choosing a Nursing Home

One of the first steps to take when choosing a nursing home is to compile a list of facilities that offer the type of care needed, that are geographically convenient, that are within your price range... Read more »

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Cholesterol in the Body- How is Cholesterol Produced?

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Medications

Tricor Oral Dosage and Storage

...medication should be used along with a low saturated fat/low cholesterol diet, exercise, and... Read more »

Crestor Dosage and Storage

Rosuvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin." It is... Read more »

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