Cholesterol drug combinations could cut health risk for European patients: More patients could benefit from combinations of cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce their risk of stroke and heart attacks. New findings from a large European study of patients in 18 countries, including the UK, show that while many patients are able to reduce their risk through taking statins, […]
A new treatment delivered as a regular injection could help patients with high cholesterol levels to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. Researchers say the drug, which works by silencing genes in the liver and could be delivered by injection at a GP surgery just twice a year, could help those patients with high cholesterol […]
New therapies now exist that can lower bad cholesterol levels to those of a ‘new born baby’, but up until now there has been conflicting evidence that is actually required or even desirable. New research at Imperial College London established for the first time that such low levels may, in fact, be a good thing, and […]
Vital signs have long been used by doctors to decide if we are fit and well, or if our bodies are struggling with underlying ill health. A weak pulse, a high temperature or low blood oxygen can point to underlying medical problem like infection, heart disease, asthma and kidney problems. Increasingly, however, a booming industry […]