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Fish Oil and Macular Degeneration
Background: Fish intake, the major source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), may reduce the risk of age-related...
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Coordination Problems Linked to Obesity
Objective To identify whether measures of childhood physical control and coordination as markers of neurological function are associated with obesity...
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Elevated Lipoprotein(a) in Subclinical Thyroid
OBJECTIVES: Asymptomatic lymphocytic thyroiditis and subclinical hypothyroidism are associated with increased risk for coronary artery disease. The present study aimed...
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LDL Cholesterol Elevated in Sluggish Thyroid
OBJECTIVE: It is uncertain whether subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is associated with hypercholesterolaemia, particularly in subjects with SCH and serum TSH...
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Total Cholesterol Elevated in Subclinical Thyroid
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Because subclinical thyroid dysfunction may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, we evaluated the atherosclerosis tendency...
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Thyroid and Blood Pressure
Background: The influence of treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, arterial stiffness, and lipid profile has...
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States in Poor Health Use the Most Drugs
From MSN Health & Fitness:by Allison Van Dusen for Forbes.comYou probably never stopped to think if where you live has...
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Sluggish Thyroid Disturbs Heart Fitness
The effect of subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) on cardiovascular autonomic function and ventricular repolarization has not been yet elucidated. The aim...
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Poor Thyroid Function and Heart-Related Changes
OBJECTIVE: Increased QT interval dispersion (QTd) is an electrocardiographic parameter shown to be associated with malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden...
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