Article: International experts convene to reassess role of HDL cholesterol in coronary heart disease. (high density lipoprotein)

Article: VA Study Finds Rise in 'Good' Cholesterol Cuts Risk for ...
PR Newswire;  August 4, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... increase in HDL-cholesterol (relative ... coronary heart disease death by ... raising good HDL-cholesterol prevents heart disease and stroke ... accompanies low HDL-cholesterol and predisposes ... to getting heart disease." In the ...

Article: Landmark Study Proves That Raising HDL Cholesterol ...
PR Newswire;  November 11, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... effective in raising HDL cholesterol. HIT included ... documented coronary heart disease (CHD) with ... patients at risk for heart disease." HIT is the ... percent increase in HDL cholesterol, the risk of ... low levels of HDL cholesterol as their ...

Article: Smoke hurts kids' cholesterol status.(exposure to secondhand ...
Science News;  October 4, 1997 ;     663 words ...Children at high risk of heart disease who live in houses with smokers ... significantly lower concentrations of HDL cholesterol, the good cholesterol, than ... children had a family history of heart disease. Both groups had very high concentrations ...

Article: New Insights Link Low HDL-Cholesterol and Elevated ...
PR Newswire;  September 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... triglycerides, affecting millions of patients worldwide, are strongly linked to significantly increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) even in patients who achieve or surpass current low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets. To view ...

Article: Vitamin D Linked to HDL Cholesterol - Shaklee ...
Heart Disease Weekly;  May 17, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... brittle bones, high blood pressure, heart disease, autoimmune diseases and certain cancers ... Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Immunology, Osteoporosis ... Corporation. This article was prepared by Heart Disease Weekly editors from staff and other ...

Article: The best HDL cholesterol for the heart? (some forms ...
Science News;  January 30, 1993 ;     674 words ... ... may provide better protection against heart disease than others. A particular type of ... superior protection against the ravages of heart disease, says H. Bryan Brewer Jr. of the ... with a more effective shield against heart disease, he says. Brewer agrees, noting ...

High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol test.(Cardiology ...
Clinical Reference Systems;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol test? This is ... lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Why is this ... your risk for heart disease or atherosclerosis ... mean? Because HDL cholesterol protects against heart disease, higher numbers ...