Pharmacists May Help Patients Prevent And Detect Heart Disease

In honor of Cholesterol Education Month, The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) would like to highlight the increasing role of the pharmacist in communities nationwide. In many areas, pharmacists are able to offer cholesterol and blood pressure screenings, as well as other detection and prevention services to help a patient manage their healthcare and get the most out the medications they ...

Combatting cholesterol: Redding dietitian to coach challenge

Reddingite Lisa Bunce, a registered dietitian and nutrition consultant, is the coach of the upcoming Cholesterol Challenge program organized by the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association.

Explaining An Important Genetic Cardiovascular Risk Factor

New findings reported in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, appear to explain why people who carry specific and common versions of a single gene are more likely to have high cholesterol and to suffer a heart attack. Studies in mice show that the gene, known as sortilin (SORT1), controls the release of LDL (a.k.a. "bad") cholesterol from the liver into the ...

NIH Awards $13.23 Million to Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute Scientist and Team

The National Institute of Health (NIH) Pharmacogenetics Research Network (PGRN) just awarded $13.23 million to Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) Senior Scientist Ronald Krauss, MD, for a five-year renewal of his grant, Pharmacogenomics and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (PARC). Dr. Krauss and the national, interdisciplinary PARC team will use the grant to continue research ...

AHRQ Releases New Spanish Language Guides for Patients

Women's Health Issues, Treatments for High Cholesterol Among Highlighted Topics ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released a series of free evidence-based guides designed to help Spanish speakers understand and compare the risks, benefits and side effects of treatments for eight health conditions. The guides provide valuable ...