Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, ...

Chapel Hill, NC - A new study has shown associations among C-reactive protein (CRP) gene variants, plasma CRP levels, and cardiovascular risk in older adults, reigniting suggestions that CRP could ...

Dear Dr. Donohue - What is your opinion of the C-reactive protein blood test? Is it a definite indication of heart disease? I am a 70-year-old woman, overweight but otherwise in good health. For the ...

If you're worried about a heart attack, you should already know your cholesterol level. But should you now ask your doctor for a blood test that measures C-reactive protein (CRP)? CRP levels rise when ...

About a??year??ago, my doctor put me on the statin drug Lipitor. My LDL–the bad cholesterol–was a bit high, and diet and exercise hadn’t reduced it very much. The drug worked. At my last checkup, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease has been ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mary J. Scourboutakos, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion ...

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