2009-04-23T07:46:42+0000">April 23, 2009 – 7:46 am
You may remember that cholesterol production begins with the molecule called acetyl-CoA. A number of metabolic reactions occur, until finally an enzyme called HMG-CoA reductase is required to convert a substance called HMG-CoA into mevalonate. Statins work by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, thereby they inhibit mevalonate production. Mevalonate is a precursor to several substances, [...]
2009-04-23T07:12:32+0000">April 23, 2009 – 7:12 am
Up to 40 per cent of couples’ infertility problems can turn out to be on the man’s side but the focus is still, generally, on the woman. From the beginning your partner should be involved in finding out what is preventing both of you from getting pregnant and tackling the problem – it could well [...]
2009-04-23T06:15:56+0000">April 23, 2009 – 6:15 am
Nearly half a million guys die from cardiovascular disease each year-more than the next eight leading causes of death combined. Scary stuff, right? It doesn’t have to be. Quite simply, your cardiovascular system is an amazingly powerful and resilient engineering marvel. Consider the statistics: About the size of two clenched fists, your heart pumps roughly [...]
2009-04-23T04:40:15+0000">April 23, 2009 – 4:40 am
Depending on the population studied, between 2 percent and 1 percent of teenage females have had anorexia. Bulimia is more common. Estimates range from upward of 1 percent of adolescent and young adult females in the general population to 4 percent of female college students. Typically, anorexia strikes between the ages of fourteen and eighteen; [...]
2009-04-23T03:53:41+0000">April 23, 2009 – 3:53 am
For Rosemary Chiaverini, weight loss and gain had been a lifetime struggle. “I tried everything short of getting my stomach stapled and my mouth wired shut,” says the 50-year-old Sherman Oaks, California, resident. In 1995, when she reached 241 pounds, she decided to join Weight Watchers. There, she learned the principles of healthy eating and [...]