| Cholesterol: |
| Health Tip: Keep Cholesterol Under Control (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Too much dietary cholesterol can lead to
high cholesterol levels in the blood, which can be a risk factor for heart
disease. |
| Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Statins might quickly help
reverse erectile dysfunction among men who have metabolic syndrome, new
animal research suggests. |
| Half of overweight adults may be heart-healthy (AP) |
| AP - You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people — about half — have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity. |
| AP IMPACT: Bush to relax protected species rules (AP) |
| AP - Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants. |
| Soy Protein Doesn't Lower Cholesterol (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Eating foods with soy protein
has been promoted as a way to lower cholesterol, but a new study finds it
has no significant effect on cholesterol levels. |
| U.S. warns of muscle damage when heart drugs combined (Reuters) |
| Reuters - U.S. health officials warned the
public on Friday about the risk of a rare type of muscle injury
seen when the cholesterol drug simvastatin is combined with the
anti-arrhythmia medicine amiodarone. |
| FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix (AP) |
| AP - Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. |
| Doctors fall short on heart disease prevention (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Some doctors are not making the
grade when it comes to helping their patients ward off heart
disease, a new survey suggests. |
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