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 'hyperlipidemia'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3567891&cid=t_157701_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-to-lower-your-cholesterol%2F2010.05.15 Your doctor has just informed you that you have “hyperlipidemia” – or high cholesterol. She’s mentioning lipid-lowering drugs (statins), but you said you want to try some things on your own first. She agrees and will recheck your blood levels in three months. What are you going to do? The advice is all over the map and your Google searches come up with various supplements and diets that are confusing and overwhelming. Here are some specific recommendations, based on evidence, that can help you lower your cholesterol. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at EverythingHealth* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3567891 Sat, 15 May 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3567891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2288926&cid=t_157701_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fwhom-hitech-bill-tolls As part of a sweeping effort to address the woes of the current US economy, the government has placed $19 billion on the table for HIT, aimed at containing healthcare costs and creating new jobs. The ultimate instruments for implementing this HITECH bill are America’s physicians and there is much confusion and apprehension in the physician community regarding the net effects of this bill on doctors in particular and healthcare in general. The HIT stimulus effort will not reach its stated objectives without voluntary adoption by our doctors. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2288926 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:19:02 +0100 2288926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1347319&cid=t_157701_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2008%2F4%2F3%2Fpot-bellies-of-the-worldbeware.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.D So you don’t exercise. And you like your six pack. And you have a bit of a pot belly. But you are not overweight. In fact, your BMI is in the normal range. Do you feel pretty smug? Read on, and I think you’ll get shaken up a bit, as you should. Central Obesity The correlation between obesity and diabetes and heart disease is well known. In fact, we now know that people should be concerned not only about body fat, but importantly: where this fat is located. Waistline fat is a major risk factor of diabetes and heart disease, deceptively cute names like “love handles” not withstanding. But did you know that being a Michelin Man may end up in dementia? The Kaiser study I certainly did not suspect it. And I dare say,I don’t know anybod... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1347319 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:57:44 +0100 1347319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1047556&cid=t_157701_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F11%2F23%2Fthanksgiving-meal-overare-you-still-ok.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DPhew…that was something. We ate and we ate, and drank and drank—I thought we are going to burst. Literally. I hope everybody in our Thanksgiving party (over 30 people) survived intact. Being a doctor, and a worrier, the thoughts of what could go wrong were never quite banished by the pleasures of gluttony. What dangers were going through my mind?The burst stomachHave you ever seen a snake swallowing a whole turkey? You can actually see the poor creature traveling through the long intestines of the tubular glutton. Well, a burst stomach is extremely rare, and happens only in rare conditions where the brain center controlling hunger and satiety is malfunctioning. Normal stomach capacity is about 8 cups, although it can range form 4 to 12, according to Dr.... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1047556 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:51:04 +0100 1047556