Monday, October, 26, 2009
Red Clover For High Cholesterol
Health Encyclopedia: Menopause Highlights
Highlights
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Breast Cancer
- Estrogen-only hormone therapy does not appear to increase breast cancer risk when used short-term, according to the latest results from the Womens Health Initiative trial. The 2006 study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, evaluated women who had a hysterectomy and who took estrogen for an average of 7 years.
- Longer-term use of estrogen may increase breast cancer risk, according to a 2006 study in Archives of ...
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Expert & Community Posts
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It wasn’t too long ago that the annual mortality from HIV infection exceeded 20 percent/yr. Much...
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A reader recently asked if high cholesterol can directly affect your sex life. The answer to this...
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By Dr. Kang
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High cholesterol, specifically high LDL and low HDL, is clearly a risk factor for the development...
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Health Guide
There are no warning signs for high LDL cholesterol levels. When symptoms finally occur, they usually take the form of angina or heart attack in response to the buildup of atherosclerotic...
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...plant estrogens (phytoestrogens), which are generally categorized as isoflavones (found in soy and
red clover) and lignans (found in whole wheat and flaxseed). No evidence to date indicates that...
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Cholesterol's Effect on the Brain
High Cholesterol and StrokeHaving adequate levels of HDL may be the most important lipid-related factor for preventing ischemic stroke, a type of stroke caused by...
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PhytochemicalsThe word phytochemicals means plant chemicals. Hundreds of phytochemicals are being studied. Many are believed to have a major positive impact on human health. Some contribute to the...
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...disease or stroke should be rechecked every2 years.Selective screening of children who are at risk for
high cholesterol and heart disease or familial hypercholesterolemia, which is genetically...
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- With an obesity epidemic brewing among U.S. children, there is concern that overweight and obese children need to be screened...
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April 21, 2008
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart disease is the most well known complication of high cholesterol, motivating many to cut the fat, exercise and take...
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March 18, 2008
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Overweight people who think they can eliminate their risk for heart disease just by treating high blood pressure and high...
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February 21, 2007
By Betsy Lievense, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Now, even the fittest of females have a good reason to cut down...
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October 29, 2007
By Kate McHugh, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with very low cholesterol levels have an increased risk of...
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