The 2-year therapy effect on femoral atherosclerosis was evaluated in the Cholesterol Lowering Atherosclerosis Study (CLAS), a randomized, placebo-plus-diet-controlled angiographic trial of colestipol-niacin therapy plus diet in men with previous coronary bypass surgery. Different diet compositions were prescribed to enhance the differential in blood cholesterol responses between the two groups...

Objective — To understand the cognition of basics on diabetes among community patients,so as to provide basis for health education diabetes, so achieve purpose targeted education. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted in 64 patients community, and data analysis with SPSS17.0 software. According results,the aspects that should be strengthened were discussed. Results There a universal dema...

Abstract Despite the increasing number of anti-seizure medications becoming available, proportion patients with drug-resistant epilepsy remains unchanged. Dietary therapy for is well-established practice in paediatric care, but relatively underutilised adults. Recently, international recommendations have been published to guide treatment adults receiving dietary epilepsy. This review focuses on...

Low bone mass is often associated with elevated bone marrow adiposity. Since osteoblasts and adipocytes are derived from the same mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) progenitor, adipocyte formation may increase at the expense of osteoblast formation. Leptin is an adipocyte-derived hormone known to regulate energy and bone metabolism. Leptin deficiency and high-fat diet-induced obesity are associated wi...

carotid stenosis 16,17 , were reduced by that approach from 12.6% to 3.7% of patients 15. More importantly, the two-year risk of stroke declined from 8.8% to 1%, and the two-year risk of myocardial infarction declined from 7.7% to 1% 15. There are some problems with high-dose statins, including aggravation of diabetes 18 , and myopathy. It is likely that both these problems are due to mitochond...

Phenylketonuria (or PKU) is a well-known and widespread genetic disease for which many countries perform newborn screening, and life-long dietary restriction is still the ultimate and effective therapy. However, the diet is complicated, unpalatable, and expensive. The long-term effects of diet discontinuation in adults, except for the serious adverse effects of maternal hyperphenylalaninemia up...