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Meat Alternatives May Benefit the Heart
Switching from meat to plant-based alternatives may improve CV disease risk, study finds, though more data needed.
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Does An Elevated Lp(a) Call for Low-dose Aspirin?
Guidelines suggest testing for proinflammatory Lp(a), but questions remain and testing access is scarce.
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Facial Temperature Can Reveal Age and Disease
Research points to use of facial temperature to determine age, health, diet, and sleep, says physician.
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Trading TV Time for Physical Activity Boosts Healthy Aging
For each increase of 2 hours per day spent sitting and watching television, the odds of healthy aging dropped by 12%.
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Novel PCSK9 Drives High-Risk Patients to Target LDL
Lerodalcibep leads to “substantial additional LDL cholesterol reductions on top of existing oral agents.”
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Who Benefits From Omega-3/Fish Oil Supplements?
Supplements will not replace healthy diet, but patients who do not eat fish and have CVD risks could benefit.
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Is Semaglutide the ‘New Statin’? Not So Fast
Statins win in absolute cardiovascular disease risk reduction.
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Study Finds Mace Risk Remains High in Patients with Psoriasis, Dyslipidemia
Current guidelines recommend statins “for patients with psoriasis who have additional risk-enhancing factors, similar to recommendations made for...
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Arterial Stiffness May Predict Risk for Glaucoma
Incident rate of glaucoma increased across all levels of arterial stiffness evaluated in new study.
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Progestin-Only IUDs Linked to 22% Lower Ischemic Stroke Risk
The IUDs had also been previously associated with lower risk for thromboembolism.
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Counting Steps or Watching the Clock for a Longer Life?
The new findings provide a basis for using step counts to set physical activity goals — both in individual patient counseling and in formal...