Preliminary examination of first year female university students: smoking practices and beliefs in a city with no-smoking legislation.
Young adults between the ages of 20 to 24 are reported to have the highest smoking rates of any other age group. A questionnaire was used to assess the smoking practices and beliefs of 323 female university students. All participants were first year students entering university in a city...

Verilogue Discusses Patients' High Cholesterol Concerns.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-13 October 2008-Verilogue Discusses Patients' High Cholesterol Concerns(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com According to Verilogue, one of the biggest challenges facing primary care physicians treating patients with high cholesterol is getting patients to agree and adhere to recommended treatments, be they in the form...

Verilogue Reveals Patient Concerns about High Cholesterol at AACH Conference.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-15 October 2008-Verilogue Reveals Patient Concerns about High Cholesterol at AACH Conference(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com One of the biggest challenges facing primary care physicians treating patients with high cholesterol is getting patients to agree and adhere to recommended treatments, be they in the...

Madeira Therapeutics Developing a Cholesterol-Lowering Product for Children.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-21 July 2008-Madeira Therapeutics Developing a Cholesterol-Lowering Product for Children(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidelines on July 7, recommending that some children as young as 8 years old be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future...

Go against the grains, diet study suggests: low-carb beats low-fat in weight loss, cholesterol.
Talk about taking a hit in the breadbasket. A new study finds that a low-carb diet results in greater weight loss and better cholesterol than a low-fat regimen that promotes a lot of grains and fruits. A Mediterranean diet yielded results between the two, researchers in Israel report in...

Red yeast rice and cholesterol.
* Red Yeast Rice and Cholesterol: To G.M. from Norwich, New York: One ingredient in red yeast rice is also found in the prescription drug Lovastatin. As a result, some side effects (bloating, headache, and gas) are similar to those of statins. Regular blood tests help monitor a more...

Cholesterol tests for children.
Under new guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, practice nurses may be required to test children of families with familial hypercholesterolaemia. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Unite/CPHVA professional officer Dave Munday stated: 'The new guidance is welcomed, but as with any screening process,...

Lipid screening in the pediatric population.
About 75% of children who have total cholesterol levels above the 90th percentile continue to have total cholesterol levels higher than 200 mg/dL when they are in their early twenties. Currently, about 12% of children in the United States have total cholesterol levels above 200 mg/dL. The American Academy...

Statin snag.
Gene variant places some people at risk of side effect from statins Cholesterol-reducing drugs called statins do their job with remarkable efficiency, but in rare individuals they can cause a painful muscle side effect called myopathy. Researchers report in an upcoming issue of the New England Journal...

Against the grains.
Low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diets outperform low-fat regimen in two-year trial [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Carbohydrates have taken another hit. A new study finds that a low-carb diet results in greater weight loss and better cholesterol readings than a low-fat regimen that promotes a lot of grains and...