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Recent studies question the benefits of the good
cholesterol (H.D.L.) on heart disease

April 10, 2004
ASHInfo News

Results from a recent study published in
the Journal of the American Medical
Association give doubt to the protective
benefit of high level of High Density
Lipoproteins (H.D.L) on heart disease.  
In this study, H.D.L. levels were shown to
play no role in plaque growth. Only the
Low Density Lipoprotein (L.D.L.) levels
mattered.

When L.D.L. levels dropped, plaque growth slowed. That means,
concludes Dr. Nissen – author of the study, that the benefit of
lowering L.D.L. is the same whether H.D.L. levels are high or low.
more...

In The Spotlight this month    Mad about "Mad Cow Disease"

May 2, 2004
ASHInfo Health Review

Mad Cow Disease is the common
name for Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE).   BSE is a
transmissible, neurodegenerative,
deadly brain disease of cattle. The
disease usually takes 2 to 8 years to
show signs of infection from the time
an animal first becomes infected.  

But it is often fatal within weeks to months of its onset.  Most cases
in Great Britain occurred in dairy cows between 3 and 6 years of age.  
Currently, there is neither known treatment nor vaccine to prevent
BSE.more...        

Harmful Drug Reactions

May 2, 2004
H. Nguyen, R.Ph.
ASHInfo Member and Contributor

Translated by M. Pham

Many patients, after taking their medications,
would return to their pharmacy inquiring why they
take their medicine exactly the way it was
prescribed but feel ill and very uncomfortable.  
Some people complain of nausea, others of
diarrhea or rash, many of stomach upset.  All of
the mentioned discomforts are the result of a
commonly known origin: adverse drug reactions
(ADR).  Although the drug quality is guaranteed
and it is taken correctly by the patient, a drug is still

considered a foreign substance to the body and may cause side effects
which are undesirable, or sometimes even harmful to the patient’s
health.  These are known as toxic adverse drug reactions, which may
occur even when given within the normal dosage range.more...

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