| Gene Transfer Using Mutant Form Of Good Cholesterol Cuts Vascular Plaque And Inflammation | | Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:57:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | Transfer of a gene that produces a mutant form of good cholesterol provides significantly better anti-plaque and anti-inflammation benefits than therapy using the "normal" HDL gene, according to a mouse study conducted by cardiology researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and reported in the Oct. 3 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. .... | |
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| | | Homegrown TCM product proven to lower cholesterol | | Posted Sunday, August 20, 2006 9:10:54 AM by Blog57 Team | | SINGAPORE : Hypocol, a made-in-Singapore Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) preparation, is believed to be the first TCM product clinically proven in Europe to lower blood cholesterol. A 16-week clinical trial in Norway's Oslo University Hospital involving 40 Caucasian subjects found that HypoCol reduced the total cholesterol level by 16 percent, while the low-density lipoproteins cholesterol, commonly known as the "bad" cholesterol, decreased by 24 percent. The study showed that the cholesterol-lowering effect of HypoCol is similar to that of Western equivalent drugs but without the side effects. The results of this study corroborate with an earlier clinical trial in China involving some 5,000 patients. HypoCol is made from fermented red yeast rice, which is used as a food flavouring and colouring additive in Chinese cuisine.... | |
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| | | To Lower Cholesterol, Consumer Reports Medical Guide Says Stick With Statin Drugs Over 'Natural' Supplements | | Posted Saturday, July 22, 2006 2:59:48 AM by Blog57 Team | | Consumers may be tempted to try one of the dozens of natural supplements which claim to have cholesterol-lowering properties without the side effects or the price tag of prescription statins, a class of heart drugs used to lower LDL (the "bad") cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and death. However, Consumer Reports Medical Guide cautions that if your LDL cholesterol is high enough to need treatment, you're better off with the prescription statins. Free information about the effectiveness of three natural supplements for reducing cholesterol is posted at http://www.consumerreports.org/mg/free-highlights/ manage-your-health/herbal_statins.htm. Experts from Consumer Reports Medical Guide evaluated some nutritional supplements being promoted as natural cholesterol reducers and widely sold in stores and on the Internet.... | |
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