New NICE Guidelines Are Set To Reduce Premature Deaths In People Who Have Inherited High Cholesterol (Medical News Today)
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care have today (27 August 2008) published a guideline on the care and treatment of adults and children/young people with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), a type of high cholesterol that is caused by an inherited genetic mutation.
Steps Can Lower Risks Of Eye Disease (The Morning News)
Wouldn't it be great if we could pick our parents? Unfortunately, family history can't be chosen so we have to do the best we can with what we were given. That applies to conditions of the eye like macular degeneration and even in a broader sense, diabetes. A genetic tendency has been shown for both conditions but can occur without it, too.
How To Look And Feel Your Best All Year Long (Palatka Daily News)
(ARA) - If you worked hard to get swimsuit-ready this year, maintaining your beach body is a top priority. But working out isn't the only thing that can keep you basking in the sunshine.
Moderate work will get you going down the fitness path (Poughkeepsie Journal)
Question: "I am extremely overweight. Needless to say, my unhappiness about my weight has finally prompted me into action. How do I start? I get very tired when I try to do the amount of exercise that is recommended. The area of my body that seems to be the most out of shape is my gut, and I can't do crunches. What can you suggest?"
Start low with niacin treatment (Erie Times-News)
Q In a past column, you recommended replacing Lipitor with either omega-3 fish oil capsules or niacin to lower cholesterol levels.
