Hopkins Experts Highlight Strategies for People to Raise Their Levels of...

AScribe Health News Service;  September 21, 2005 ;     700+ words ......how best to treat low levels of HDL cholesterol, the so-called good cholesterol...addressed the best means to raise HDL cholesterol and instead have focused heavily...next decade on raising levels of HDL cholesterol, says article lead author and...considering the alternative of ...

Good to Go

Healthy Living;  October 1, 2006 ;     261 words ...New report finds that HDL cholesterol can predict heart attacks...506 people found that HDL cholesterol levels - "good" cholesterol...not. Doctors recommend HDL levels stay between 40 to 50...to 60 mg/dL in women. HDL cholesterol less than 40 mg/dL is...considered too low. ...

Treatment target needed for HDL cholesterol, expert says.(Cardiovascular...

Family Practice News;  September 15, 2005 ;     442 words ......to target patients to raise their HDL cholesterol, especially if they have established...with agents that primarily target HDL cholesterol. It's important to treat beyond LDL...England Medical Center. Changes in HDL cholesterol and HDL-inclusive parameters are the...

"Good" cholesterol levels vary globally

USA Today;  October 1, 1996 ;     301 words ......density lipoproteins (HDL), the so-called...Few differences in HDL cholesterol were found between...strongly affect HDL levels. As a result, it...factors, increase HDL cholesterol in men, and reduce...also found varying HDL levels were partially ...

Lack of 'Good' HDL Cholesterol Linked to Memory Loss.

U.S. News & World Report;  June 30, 2008 ;     640 words ......that low levels of the good HDL cholesterol (http://health.usnews.com...06/30/research-links-low-hdl-levels-with-memory-loss.html) raises...participants with the lowest HDL levels--defined as less than 40...middle age.) Those whose HDL levels plunged over the six-year...

Low levels of "good" HDL cholesterol may impede stroke recovery.(Brief...

Mind, Mood & Memory;  February 1, 2008 ;     96 words ......found that those with low levels of good HDL cholesterol had greater difficulty recovering than...years later. Stroke survivors with low HDL levels were twice as likely as people with normal HDL levels to have poorer cognitive function and...

AVANT Atherosclerosis Vaccine Raises HDL Levels, Reduces Atherosclerosis...

PR Newswire;  April 19, 1999 ;     700+ words ......density lipoprotein (HDL) or good cholesterol...demonstrated 35 higher blood HDL cholesterol levels and atherosclerotic...In contrast, a high HDL cholesterol level is associated...every 1 decrease in HDL cholesterol. In the reported experiments...higher concentrations of ...

Lipid composition may explain CVD risk in type 1 diabetes.(Endocrinology)

Internal Medicine News;  November 1, 2006 ;     592 words ......clues. They have shown the HDL cholesterol in patients with CAD and high HDL levels is modified so as to be proinflammatory...studies have found that this HDL cholesterol stimulates production of...growth. I'm wondering if the HDL present in type 1 diabetes...

Why cholesterol isn't always bad; Good Health: Alternative.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  January 30, 2001 ;     700+ words ......density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is well known to...that high levels of HDL cholesterol were associated with...proven ways to boost HDL levels and enhance health...found high levels of HDL cholesterol in the centenarians...disease. Increasing HDL ...

Exercise pumps up HDL levels.(Clinical Capsules)(high-density...

Family Practice News;  August 15, 2007 ;     218 words ...Regular aerobic exercise increases HDL cholesterol levels to a modest but still highly...exercise training on serum levels of HDL cholesterol, every 10-minute increase in the duration...corresponded to a 1.4-mg/dL rise in HDL cholesterol. The meta-analysis comprised 35 clinical...

Ways to raise good cholesterol.(HDL cholesterol )(Brief Article)

Saturday Evening Post;  January 1, 2006 ;     198 words ...Increasing your good HDL cholesterol is as important to heart health as trying to lower bad...where it's passed from the body. In general, protective HDL levels are defined as more than 40 mg/dL for men and 50 for...percent, they reported. Other drug therapies to raise HDL cholesterol ...

CHD Risk and Isolated Low HDL Cholesterol Levels.

American Family Physician;  August 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ......high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels are thought...concentrate on the HDL levels. An isolated low...is defined as an HDL cholesterol level of 35 mg...with isolated low HDL levels. Epidemiologic...patients with low HDL cholesterol levels...in ...

The place of HDL in cholesterol management.

American Family Physician;  October 1, 1989 ;     564 words ......high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels were considered...importance of low serum HDL cholesterol levels in the development...recommendations for HDL levels. The authors considered...Widespread use of HDL cholesterol determinations...attempt to raise the ...

Canadian Researchers Discover Gene Responsible For Regulation of HDL...

PR Newswire;  August 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ......mechanisms which elevate levels of HDL cholesterol. Our research reported today...an important genetic cause for HDL cholesterol deficiency and provides crucial...same gene which result in low HDL cholesterol and a significantly increased...developing compounds to elevate low ...

HDL cholesterol levels and sex hormones in men. (Tips From Other Journals)

American Family Physician;  March 1, 1991 ;     312 words ......through high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. However, several studies have...relationship between sex hormones and HDL cholesterol levels in healthy men, Duell and Bierman...measured levels of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglyceride, estradiola nd ...