BACKGROUND There is little information regarding the prevalence and management of dyslipidaemia in Switzerland. DESIGN Cross-sectional population-based study of 3238 women and 2846 men aged 35-75. METHODS Dyslipidaemia prevalence, treatment and control were defined according to PROCAM guidelines adapted to Switzerland. RESULTS About 29% of the overall sample presented with dyslipidaemia, ...

The hypolipidaemic efficacy and safety of ciprofibrate were compared with a sustained-release formulation of bezafibrate (Bezalip Mono) in 174 patients with type II hyperlipidaemia. This multicenter, open, parallel-group study was conducted in general practice. A total of 83 patients received 100 mg ciprofibrate once daily and 91 received 400 mg bezafibrate once daily for eight weeks. Concentra...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationships between pulse wave velocity (PWV), an estimate of arterial distensibility and cardiovascular risk factors. DESIGN This cross-sectional population-based study was carried out from 1995 to 1997 to investigate these relationships. POPULATION AND METHODS Some 993 subjects, aged 35-64 years (52.7% men), living in the south-west of France, were randomly se...

The current study evaluated the glucose-lowering effect of ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (Gl-PS) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice. The diabetic mice were randomly divided into four groups (8 mice per group): diabetic control group, low-dose Gl-PS treated group (50 mg/kg, Gl-PS), high-dose Gl-PS treated group (150 mg/kg, Gl-PS) and positive drug control treated group (glibenclam...

Seeds of Ocimum sanctum L. (Labiatae; popularly known as 'Tulsi' in Hindi and 'Holy Basil' in English) contain a pale yellow colored fixed oil. The oil possesses antiinflammatory activity due to dual inhibition of arachidonate metabolism supplemented by antihistaminic activity. The antiinflammatory activity is not dependent on the pituitary adrenal axis. The oil possesses antipyretic activity d...

The Allium genus includes approximately 500 species. Commonly used allium vegetables include garlic, onion, leeks, chives, scallions which are used all over the world in different delicacies. Some allium vegetables have been employed for millenia in the traditional medical practice to treat cardiovascular diseases. They have been shown to have applications as antimicrobial, antithrombotic, anti...

We investigated whether the hypolipidaemic effect of fenofibrate and fasting observed in most omnivorous mammals may also apply to herbivorous fish. Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) fed a high-fat (8 %) diet exhibited a marked increase in blood lipids and body fat after 6 weeks. They were then treated with fenofibrate (100 mg/kg body weight) in the same high-fat diet for 2 weeks, followed b...

Unani Medicine (Greeko Arabian Medicine) is bestowed with a vast literature of gynaecologicaland endocrine afflictions like hirsutism. Hirsutism is characterized by excessive terminal hair growth in female like male. Despite various treatment modalities available such as mechanical, cosmetic and pharmacological, not a single remedy is effective competently to ameliorate it. Although many studie...

BACKGROUND We conducted this investigation in order to examine the anti-obesity and hypolipidaemic effects of Nelumbo nucifera seed ethanol extract (NSEE) in vitro and in vivo. METHODS To study the anti-obesity effect of NSEE in vitro and in vivo, human pre-adipocytes were treated with NSEE, and male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed with a normal diet and a high-fat diet with or without NSEE, res...