MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'good cholesterol'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1689049&cid=t_136776_122_f&fid=35055&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarasotaneurology.com%2F2008%2F08%2F07%2Fhealth-benefits-from-omega-3-fish-oil%2F There are many studies that have shown excellent health benefits from taking omega 3 type fish oil. Omega 3 oils are found in fish oils, flax seed and several vegetable oils including canola, soybean and olive oils. There are different components to these oils that provide health benefits. The DHA and EPA oils in fish oil have been linked to reducing hardening of the arteries and lowering triglycerides. They also have the benefit of lowering blood pressure and heart rate to a mild degree. This all results in an overall reduction in risk for coronary artery disease, heart attack, sudden death, irregular heart beat and stroke. Fish oil can also have a blood thinning effect to reduce abnormal blood clotting, similar to that of aspirin. This latter effect is a two edge sword because too much f... Sarasota Neurology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1689049 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:19:26 +0100 1689049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1122564&cid=t_136776_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F208743723%2F Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! We might just have a new type of oral diabetes treatment. It is derived from yeast and yes, that did make me giggle since yeast is in bread and bread is carbs and carbs turns to sugar and… you get my point. It is called glucose tolerance factor, GTF, and is essential in understanding how your body builds a resistance to insulin and can use it an ineffective way at different parts of the day or in differing situations. The results indicate that GTF acts similarly to insulin in the rats, lowering the level of glucose, and of LDL-cholesterol, (the “bad” cholesterol), and raising the level of HDL-cholesterol (the “good” cholesterol). GTF inhibited oxidation processes that can cause atherosclerosis and result in further complications of the ... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1122564 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:28:34 +0100 1122564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=968377&cid=t_136776_122_f&fid=35055&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarasotaneurology.com%2F2007%2F10%2F22%2Fstroke-prevention-a-better-way-of-stroke-treatment%2F The objective is to have a total cholesterol less than 180, good cholesterol (HDL) of greater than 50 and bad cholesterol (LDL) less than 100. A recent study published in the journal Stroke reported that discontinuing statin therapy in the year after a stroke is associated with a significant increase in the risk for death, even in the absence of heart disease. Medications are not the only treatment for stroke prevention. Smoking is associated with a 2-3 times greater risk of stroke and bleeding in the brain. Smoking also contributes to the accelerated development of heart disease, emphysema and peripheral artery disease. Chantix is a new medication that received FDA approval to help stop smoking. Exercise is important in maintaining overall body conditioning and weight control. This in tur... Sarasota Neurology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=968377 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:15:34 +0100 968377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=923688&cid=t_136776_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F10%2F3%2Fis-the-new-age-of-enlightenment-finally-dawning.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DHere are three headlines from today’s paper:Front page: “GOP Losing Grip On Core Business Vote”. For obvious reasons.Opinion page: “Immigration Losers” by Richard Nadler, President of Americas Majority Foundation, a Midwest public policy think tank (and I might add, a Republican organization in the mold of the Taft dynasty): “ …Republicans need to repudiate… the immoral, uneconomical goal of mass deportation”.Opinion page: “The Future of Bioenergy”, by Juan Enriquez, managing director of Excel Medical Ventures, cofounder of Synthetic Genomics, and founding director of Harvard Business School Life science Project.The first article Chronicles the takeover of the Republican party by the social conserva... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=923688 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:30:11 +0100 923688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=828373&cid=t_136776_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F145497023%2F Do you take medication to help raise your “good” cholesterol, better known as HDL? New research warns that this could actually be harmful to you. The Cleveland Clinic has concluded that raising HDL is actually not a matter of quantity but quality. The authors concluded that while efforts to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL or “bad cholesterol”) “have consistently reduced cardiovascular disease risk, HDL-based approaches are much more complex and sometimes disappointing.” As a result, “the primary focus should be on LDL,” said review co-author Mehdi Shishehbor, D.O., of the Cleveland Clinic. Yes, it is true that HDL aids in moving fat molecules out of the arteries and towards the liver, but when HDL is large in nature, that helpful choleste... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=828373 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:20:09 +0100 828373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=780641&cid=t_136776_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F8%2F5%2Fthe-cardiometabolic-syndrome-a-complex-metabolic-web-that-re.html by Bill Besterman The underpinning for much of the death and disability from arterial vascular disease in this country is the metabolic syndrome. One of the real authorities on the metabolic syndrome is a Dr. Ralph DeFronzo.  I particularly like his description of of this collection of disorders as a “complex metabolic web.”  The patients who have this diagnosis are burdened with multiple chronic conditions: hypertension, high bad or LDL cholesterol, high triglycerides, low HDL or good cholesterol, and high blood sugar ultimately resulting in type 2 diabetes. These patients routinely have vascular systems where the vessels are inflamed and the blood more likely to clot. Early in the condition the arteries are thicker and less distensible than in people witho... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=780641 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:24:06 +0100 780641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=703056&cid=t_136776_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F6%2F28%2Fwhen-it-comes-to-diabetes-drugs-what-matters-is-event-reduct.html by Bill Bestermann, MDThe medication rosiglitazone or Avandia has been the subject of a great deal of controversy in recent months and there have been a couple of entries here on this topic :  Truth and consequences:  The sad tale of Avandia, GSK, the FDA, and medical research, Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline and bullying; or, how did we get into this mess? , and Avandia, the FDA, and the assault on scienceDr. Stephen Nissen and John Buse have been the objects of personal attacks described here at TDWI. The discussion does bring up a larger issue that often becomes blurred in the complexity of caring for patients.Virtually everything that happens to a diabetic patient is vascular. Most people understand that the heart attacks, strokes and amputations are re... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=703056 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:05:48 +0100 703056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=590856&cid=t_136776_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F5%2F4%2Fgot-diabetes-then-buy-this-book.html Living with diabetes can be tough. There is so much stuff to learn and so many things to do. It can be hard to keep track of everything. And, it can seem overwhelming, particularly around the time you are first diagnosed. That’s why I am recommending if you have diabetes or if you know someone who has diabetes, get your hands on a great little book, "Know your Numbers, Outlive your Diabetes.” It is written by Richard Jackson, MD, a doc at the world famous Joslin Diabetes Center and Amy Tenderich, a professional journalist who also happens to have diabetes (check out her website: www.DiabetesMine.com). Five Numbers to KnowThis book points out that there are five essential tests everyone with diabetes should have:Hemoglobin A1c (often just called A1c). This is a measure of t... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=590856 Sat, 05 May 2007 00:41:23 +0100 590856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=587056&cid=t_136776_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F5%2F2%2Fmusings-on-the-drunks-of-oulu-wine-and-good-cholesterol.html  The recent posting by Dr. Salber describing the ostensible superiority of wine drinking over beer or spirits reminded me that I actually saw with my own eyes one of the confounding factors of the study, namely, lifestyle differences. In the mid-80's, I was a visiting scholar at the University of Turku (also called Oulu ) where the study was done. OuluOn weekend nights the streets were littered with drunks asleep (comatose is a more apt description of their state) on the sidewalks, the gutters, and the roads. It was a sobering sight to behold: well-dressed, seemingly upright citizens, mostly men, wallowing in the mud. I asked my colleague, a surgeon at the University hospital, what was the drink of choice. It was vodka, he said. What about beer? That’s for kids. And wine? Only w... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=587056 Thu, 03 May 2007 06:35:05 +0100 587056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=511991&cid=t_136776_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F3%2F30%2Faerobic-exercise-and-the-mindbody-connection.html We all know the devastating statistics: · 13.5 million people in the US suffer from coronary artery disease · 8 million people have diabetes type 2. · 95,000 people are diagnosed every year with colon cancer, and a sedentary lifestyle increases the likelihood of getting this disease by 40%. · People who don’t exercise have about a 60% increase in osteoporosis; 250,000 suffer from hip fracture every year. · 50 million suffer from hypertension. · More than 60 million people in the US are overweight. You might conclude from the last bullet that obesity is the culprit. You’d be only partly right. Lack of physical fitness is the other culprit, regardless of percentage of body fat. Even if we take people with a high % of body fat (more than 2... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=511991 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:54:49 +0100 511991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=505487&cid=t_136776_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F3%2F27%2Fa-blockbuster-study-do-stents-prevent-heart-attacks.html Every once in a while a medical research study is published that significantly alters clinical practice. The paper on percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with stable coronary artery disease, published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine on March 26, 2007, is one such study.  The results show that PCI plus optimal medical management (lifestyle changes and drugs) are no more effective than optimal medical management alone at preventing heart attacks and death in individuals with stable coronary artery disease. In the NY Times’ story about the study, Steven E. Nissen, MD, President of the American College of Cardiology, describes the study as a blockbuster. And, indeed it could lead to some folks’ blocks being busted (particularly stent co... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=505487 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:18:28 +0100 505487