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View Post: Ezetimibe fails to beat niacin at reducing atherosclerosis and LDL ...
20 Nov 2009
ORLANDO (Reuters Health) - In a head-to-head comparison, extended-release niacin outperformed ezetimibe in shrinking carotid intima-media thickness in patients who were already taking statins, raising yet another red flag over ezetimibe ...
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View Post: Hyperhomocysteinemia Promotes Inflammatory Monocyte Generation and ...
9 Nov 2009 by Zhang, D., Jiang, X., Fang, P., Yan, Y.,...  
Severe HHcy accelerated atherosclerosis and inflammatory monocyte/macrophage accumulation in lesions and increased plasma tumor necrosis factor- {alpha} and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels in Tg-hCBS apoE–/– Cbs–/– mice fed a ...
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View Post: Atherosclerosis
25 Oct 2009 by Anuradha Menon  
This 3D medical animation illustrates the story of how the buildup of cholesterol plaque causes a heart attack (myocardial infarction) from a blocked coronary artery due to atherosclerosis, which is a chronic inflammation of the blood ...
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View Post: The Rockefeller University - Newswire: Scientists reveal a new ...
4 Nov 2009
Hard evidence. Unlike mice that are fed a normal diet (top), those fed a diet laced with a PXR-activating drug (bottom) develop clogged arteries, a symptom of atherosclerosis. PXR has been shown to have a direct impact on balancing ...
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View Post: Higher phosphorus blood level indicator of atherosclerosis risk at ...
10 Nov 2009 by Doctor Z  
1 Twitter Trackbacks for Higher phosphorus blood level indicator of atherosclerosis risk at iHealthBulletin News [ihealthbulletin.com] on Topsy.com Pingback on Nov 10th, 2009 at 8:25 am. « Shock-wave therapy helps heal unhealed broken ...
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View Post: View From The Porch: If I die of atherosclerosis this afternoon ...
11 Nov 2009 by Tam  
If I die of atherosclerosis this afternoon, it's Marko's fault. So I had some bratwurst in the fridge that I'd picked up from the Fresh Market on Monday, and I was beginning to get that "use it or lose it" urge. ...
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View Post: Futurity.org – Mummy's curse: hardened arteries
20 Nov 2009 by Tom Vasich-UC Irvine  
Researchers have discovered signs of atherosclerosis in ancient mummies, suggesting that the condition causing heart attacks and strokes isn't just a modern malady. (Credit: Michael Miyamoto /UC San Diego) ...
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View Post: Vaccination, atherosclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus ...
30 Oct 2009 by Carvalho, J., Pereira, R., Shoenfeld, Y.  
Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease, leading to the formation of pro-inflammatory and pro-oxidative lipids that generate an immune response. Several antigens have been shown to activate the immune response and affect the ...
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