<rss xmlns:cm="http://choicemedia.com/content/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>CholesterolNetwork.com - Latest Cholesterol News</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/</link><description>Latest Cholesterol News from CholesterolNetwork.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>CholesterolNetwork.com</title><width>120</width><height>19</height><url>http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif</url><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/</link></image><item><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-251513-31.html</link><description>Carotid bruits linked to increased odds of heart attack, death,
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their products to consumers or else face tighter controls from
Congress, a top U.S. Democratic lawmaker said on Thursday.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-251463-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:27:02 EDT</pubDate><title>B vitamins fail to cut heart risk in study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-251444-66.html</link><description>Giving B vitamins and folic acid supplements to reduce high levels
of a blood protein that is a marker for heart disease did nothing
to protect women from heart trouble, according to a study released
on Tuesday.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-251444-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Women Who Quit Smoking Lower Heart Risks Quickly</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-251347-31.html</link><description>Study saw significant declines in several death risks within 5
years of stopping</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-251347-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Obesity-Related Inflammation Boosts Heart Risks</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-251338-31.html</link><description>Blood chemicals in overweight participants were key predictors of
organ failure, study says</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-251338-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 02:26:04 EDT</pubDate><title>Brittle bones linked to heart disease</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-251313-66.html</link><description>Among people checked out because of chest pain, the likelihood that
the pain is due to obstructed coronary arteries is greater for
those with low bone mineral density (BMD) than those with normal
BMD, researcher report.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-251313-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Anti-Clotting Drug as Good as Aspirin at Stopping Second Stroke</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-251232-31.html</link><description>Cilostazol also resulted in fewer brain bleeds than aspirin, study
finds</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-251232-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 02:27:04 EDT</pubDate><title>High-fat, low-carb diet helps kids with epilepsy</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-251225-66.html</link><description>The results of a study provide strong evidence that a diet high in
fat and low in carbohydrates -- a so-called "ketogenic diet" -- can
help control seizures in children with stubborn epilepsy that does
not respond well to drug therapy.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-251225-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 02:27:03 EDT</pubDate><title>Future of lucrative cholesterol drugs murky</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-251215-66.html</link><description>Doctors are waiting for new preventive heart medicines beyond
popular statin therapies, but a tough regulatory climate and fierce
debate over the effectiveness of some newer drugs has clouded the
future of cholesterol treatments.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-251215-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 02:26:03 EDT</pubDate><title>HDL cholesterol linked with improved leg control</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-251092-66.html</link><description>Higher blood levels of the "good" HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) correlate
with better functional performance of the leg in older,
non-disabled individuals, according to a report in the April issue
of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-251092-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:27:02 EDT</pubDate><title>Food crisis unlikely to cause famine soon: U.N.</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-250830-66.html</link><description>Global food shortages and higher prices are more likely to cause
malnutrition than outright famine, at least in the near term, the
coordinator of a new United Nations task force said on Wednesday.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-250830-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:28:01 EDT</pubDate><title>Poor diet undermines health of northern Afghans</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-250642-66.html</link><description>Lunch at Gada Mohammed's single-room mud-brick house in
Afghanistan's far north is the same as most other meals: dry bread
washed down with tea.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-250642-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:27:05 EDT</pubDate><title>Biomarkers prognostic in heart failure patients</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-250624-66.html</link><description>Lower vitamin D levels and higher C-reactive protein levels are
associated with poor aerobic capacity and greater frailty in
elderly patients with heart failure, according to findings
published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-250624-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:27:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Gender difference in heart risks starts early</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-250502-66.html</link><description>The lower risk of heart disease enjoyed by women compared to that
for men is already evident in the teenage years, a new study shows.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-250502-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:26:05 EDT</pubDate><title>Study highlights heart disease risk in India</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-250488-66.html</link><description>India, expected to account for 60 percent of the world's heart
disease cases by 2010, could prevent many deaths by ensuring the
poor get better access to treatment, Indian and Canadian
researchers said on Friday.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-250488-66.html</guid></item></channel></rss>