Fall 2009

Fall 2009
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diphtheria and tetanus. But few adults are aware
that they need vaccines for continued protection.
The result? “We may see a couple of hundred
deaths a year in children due to vaccine-preventable disease, but we see around 50,000 deaths a
year in adults,” says Gregory A. Poland, M.D.,
professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic and
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for everyone; only babies
less than six months old
may be exempted. Ask
your doctor what’s right
for your family. The best
time to get a shot? “From
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its expiration in June,”
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IF YOU HAD CHICKENPOX AS A CHILD,
YOU COULD GET SHINGLES NOW.
The chickenpox virus is still in your body.
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ZOSTAVAX is a vaccine that can help
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Shingles, once you have it. Talk to your health care
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AND YOU’LL HAVE AN IDEA OF
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Important Safety Information
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site, as well as headache. You are encouraged to report
negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Before getting vaccinated, talk to your health care
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Hyaluronan (pronounced hy-al-u-ROE-nan): is a natural substance that is present in very
high amounts in joints. It acts like a lubricant and a shock absorber in the joint and is needed
for the joint to work properly.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs:also known as“NSAIDs”; medication used to treat
pain or swelling. There are many examples of NSAIDs, including (but not limited to) aspirin
and ibuprofen. Some of these are over-the-counter drugs, and some can only be obtained
by prescription.
Osteoarthritis (pronounced OS-te-o-arth-RI-tis): (OA) is a type of arthritis that involves
the wearing down of cartilage (the protective covering on the ends of your bones) and loss of
cushioning fluid in the joint.
Other side effects seen with Synvisc or Synvisc-One are: rashes, hives, itching, muscle
pain/cramps, flushing and/or swelling of your face, fast heartbeat, nausea (or feeling sick to
your stomach), dizziness, fever, chills, headache, difficulty breathing, swelling in your arms
and/or legs, prickly feeling of your skin, and in rare cases a low number of platelets in the
blood (platelets are a type of blood cell that are needed to help your blood clot when you are
cut or injured). Rare cases of knee joint infection have been reported. If any of the above side
effects or symptoms appear after you are given Synvisc-One, or if you have any other problems, you should call your doctor.
What do I need to do after I get a Synvisc-One™ injection?
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It is recommended you avoid strenuous activities (for example, high-impact sports such as
tennis or jogging) or prolonged weight-bearing activities for approximately 48 hours followWhat is the Synvisc-One™ product?
Synvisc-One is a gel-like mixture that comes in a syringe containing 6 mL (1½ teaspoons) and ing the injection. You should consult your doctor regarding the appropriate time to resume
such activities.
is injected into your knee. It is made up of hylan A fluid, hylan B gel, and salt water. Hylan A
What other treatments are available for OA?
and hylan B are made from a substance called hyaluronan (pronounced hy-al-u-ROE-nan),
also known as sodium hyaluronate that comes from chicken combs. Hyaluronan is a natural If you have OA, there are other things you can do besides getting Synvisc-One. These include:
substance found in the body and is present in very high amounts in joints. The body’s own
Non-drug treatments
hyaluronan acts like a lubricant and a shock absorber in the joint and is needed for the joint to
• Avoiding activities that cause knee pain
work properly.
• Exercise or physical therapy
How is the Synvisc-One™ product used? (Indications)
• Weight loss
The FDA-approved indication for Synvisc-One is: Synvisc-One is indicated for the treatment of
• Removal of excess fluid from your knee
pain in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in patients who have failed to respond adequately to
Drug therapy
conservative nonpharmacologic therapy and simple analgesics, e.g., acetaminophen.
• Pain relievers such as acetaminophen and narcotics
How is the Synvisc-One™ product given?
• Drugs that reduce inflammation (signs of inflammation are swelling, pain or redness),
Your doctor will inject Synvisc-One into your knee.
such as aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, for
example ibuprofen and naproxen)
Are there any reasons why I should not receive a Synvisc-One™
• Steroids that are injected directly into your knee
injection? (Contraindications)
Your doctor will determine if there is any reason why you are not an appropriate candidate When should I call my doctor? (Troubleshooting)
for Synvisc-One. You should be aware that Synvisc-One:
If any of the side effects or symptoms described above appear after you are given Synvisc-One,
• Should not be used in patients who have had any prior allergic reactions to Synvisc,
or if you have any other problems, you should call your doctor.
Synvisc-One or any hyaluronan-based products. Signs of an allergic reaction may include What did the clinical studies show?
swelling of your face, tongue, or throat; difficulty breathing or swallowing; shortness of A study was conducted in 6 countries outside the United States with 21 physicians. The pabreath; wheezing; chest pain; a tightness in your throat; sleepiness; rash; itching; hives;
tients in the study had mild to moderate knee OA, moderate to severe pain, and did not have
flushing; and/or fever.
sufficient relief of their pain and symptoms with medications taken by mouth.
• Should not be used in patients with a knee joint infection, skin disease or infection
A total of 253 patients in the study were assigned by chance to receive either a single injection
around the area where the injection will be given, or circulatory problems in the legs.
of Synvisc-One (n=123 patients), or an injection of the same volume
What should my doctor warn me about?
of salt water (a“Saline Control”injection) (n=130 patients). Neither the patients nor the docThe following are important treatment considerations for you to discuss with your doctor and tors evaluating them knew which treatment they received. Any fluid that was present in the
understand in order to help avoid unsatisfactory results and complications:
patient’s knee was removed before the injection. The patients were seen by their doctor at
standard times over 6 months. Information was
• Synvisc-One is only for injection into the knee, performed by a doctor or other qualified
health care professional. Synvisc-One has not been tested to show pain relief in joints other collected about how much pain they were experiencing doing various types of activities, how
much they were limited in their daily activities by their OA, and on their overall condition. Their
than the knee.
doctor also provided an overall rating of their OA.
• Synvisc-One has not been tested to show better pain relief when combined with other
The main measure of the study was how much pain the subjects had doing five The main
injected medicines.
• Tell your doctor if you are allergic to products from birds such as feathers, eggs, and poultry. measure of the study was how much pain the subjects had doing five common types of activities over the 6 months duration of the study. Daily activity limitations and overall evaluations
• Tell your doctor if you have significant swelling or blood clots in the leg.
• Synvisc-One has not been tested in pregnant women, or women who are nursing. You should were also compared between the group of patients receiving Synvisc-One injection and the
group receiving salt water injection. The study showed that patients receiving Synvisc-One had
tell your doctor if you think you are pregnant, or if you are nursing a child.
significantly less pain over 6 months, and felt significantly better than the patients who re• Synvisc-One has not been tested in children (≤21 years of age).
ceived the salt water injections. The difference in pain score reduction from baseline to 6
What are the risks of getting a Synvisc-One™ injection?
months between the Synvisc-One and salt water control injection was 0.15 out of a 5 point
The side effects (also called reactions) sometimes seen after any injection into the knee, inscale for the measurement of OA pain in the knee.
cluding Synvisc-One, include: pain, swelling, heat, redness, and/or fluid buildup around the
knee. These reactions are generally mild and do not last long. Reactions are generally treated What adverse events were observed in the clinical study?
by resting and applying ice to the injected knee. Sometimes it is necessary to give pain reliev- The following are the most common adverse events that occurred during the clinical trial of
ers by mouth such as acetaminophen or NSAIDs, or to give injections of steroids, or to remove Synvisc-One:
fluid from the knee joint. Patients rarely undergo arthroscopy (a surgical inspection of the knee • Pain in the knee or at the injection site
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OA or a nagging knee injury,
or want to avoid future knee
problems, try these tips:
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work on the hamstrings in
the back of your thighs, the
quadriceps in the front and
the muscles in your core.
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abdominal muscles can help
with everything from your
back down,” explains Alexis
Colvin, M.D., assistant
professor of sports medicine
and orthopedic surgery at
Mount Sinai Medical Center
in New York City.
For hamstrings, stand
on one leg, with the other
knee bent at a 90-degree
angle and your foot behind
you. Hold for five seconds,
then repeat with the other knee. For quads, lie
on your back, bend one knee, foot flat on the
floor, and lift the other leg 12 inches. Hold for
five seconds, then repeat with the other knee.
For your core, do simple sit-ups or crunches.
■ Df[`]ppfliXZk`m`k`\jActivity is key for
maintaining a healthy weight, but avoid highimpact sports such as running, especially if you
have OA or a knee injury. Instead, swim, bike,
walk on flat surfaces or try an elliptical machine.
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from foot abnormalities, such as flat feet; have
your feet checked by a podiatrist. Also, avoid
high heels, and make sure exercise shoes fit
properly and aren’t worn out.
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with the heating pad. If ice dulls the pain,
use it. Otherwise, use heat for loosening tight
muscles, and ice for swelling. Over-the-counter
(OTC) pain reducers, such as ibuprofen and
naproxen, can also provide temporary pain
relief. Use them in moderation.
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OTC pain relievers don’t help after three days,
it’s a good idea to see your doctor. Pain that
keeps you up at night—particularly if accompanied by swelling, redness and fever—and doesn’t
respond to pain relievers could indicate a more
serious problem, and you should seek immediate
medical attention. ■
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Let me tell you what
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that you are moderate
in all things. And if
moderation is not
really your natural
state, well, then try
being fanatically
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blood sugar can’t be
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A little intensity keeps you alert and vigilant.
Too much sends glucose levels soaring and adds
to cardiovascular complications. You need
enough sleep but not too much; some carbs, not
too many. You get the picture.
For me, the whole process of asserting control
has come into sharper focus since I started going
to see Carol Levy, M.D., a physician at Weill
Cornell Medical College with board certifications in diabetes, endocrinology and diabetes in
pregnancy. At my first appointment I knew
immediately that her personality and way of
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Growing Up Again: Life, Loves,
and Oh Yeah, Diabetes!
thinking were what I needed.
In her small paper-stacked office, she looked
more like the mom of three young children,
which she is, than a world-respected diabetes
clinician and researcher, which she also is. Her
long brown hair framed an open face often
crossed by a smile that seemed to say, “Isn’t this
a great challenge we share?”
I had the wonderful feeling that this down-toearth woman had common sense and she would
help me become the person my fellow diabetics
assumed me to be.
Since that first meeting, she has helped me see
that at some time or another, everyone gets angry
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and frustrated about
having diabetes. This is
particularly true when
your blood sugar is out
of whack, and you
don’t know why.
It happens to me
sometimes when my
diet is pretty stable,
exercise is pretty
consistent and I’m not
fighting a cold or the
flu, and yet the fasting
readout can be over
250. And my bedtime
reading is often too low
for comfort, so I drink
some orange juice or
cherry juice to cover
sleep without having to
greet a low at three or
four in the morning.
I asked Dr. Levy,
“What’s going on with
my blood sugar, and
what are you going to
do about it?”
Calmly she explained, “Ten to fifteen
percent of the time we
just don’t know what’s
gone wrong. Perhaps
you injected into a bad
spot. Or we have failed
as physicians to come
up with the right
creative tools we need.
Sometimes it is a matter
of not having enough
data. It’s hard to keep
records, so we can’t
figure out why blood
sugar levels are all over
the place. But sometimes, if you really tease
it out, you find out the
person ate a lot more
carbohydrates than she
thought, or we didn’t
realize how a certain
kind of exercise—and
you do a lot of exercise—was going to affect
someone,” said Dr. Levy.
So, together we
began this brand-new
(to me) process of
figuring out exactly how
I could establish better
control. She gave me a
chart to fill out with
what I ate each day and
what my glucose levels
were before and after
eating, so I could learn
how the food I took in
was affecting my blood
sugar. I also kept tabs on
my carbohydrate intake
and my insulin, both
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regular and fast-acting. I entered exercise information too and an occasional test result for ketones.
Tracking your every move—or so it seems to
me—is a lot of work and occupies a lot of thought
and time until it becomes a habit. Then you can
do it without it interfering with day-to-day living.
Of course, you have to work out a diabetes
self-management schedule with your doctor. But
the lesson here is that no matter how long you
have had diabetes, you should always continue to
ask questions. Learning to manage your diabetes
takes time and patience and persistence, but the
rewards are real. You feel better immediately, and
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and pills, so when my doctor said I should add insulin
to my therapy, I felt like I’d failed. But he said adding
insulin is just replacing what your body should
make naturally, and it unlocks your cells so sugar
can get in to make energy. Millions of people with
diabetes take insulin every day to help reach their
blood sugar goals. That’s not failure — it’s success. Now
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the long-term functional disability caused by
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White, M.D., M.A., chief
public health officer of the
Arthritis Foundation.
People with RA who
exercise regularly experience
less anxiety and depression,
manage stress more effectively and feel better overall.
Exercise also appears to be
key in keeping weight off. “A
lower body weight translates
to less stress on weight-bearing joints, fewer symptoms
and lower rates of disease
progression,” says arthritis
researcher Susan Bartlett,
Ph.D., associate professor of
medicine at Montreal’s
McGill University.
In general, “walking,
cross-country skiing and
bicycling are good calorieburning activities,” she says,
“and these weight-bearing
exercises help keep bones
and muscles healthy and
strong and ensure nutrient
exchange in cartilage.”
Aquatic exercise programs may also be a good
option. “As with land-based
exercise, pool-based exercise
can increase joint flexibility,
strengthen muscles, provide
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“Because water supports much of the body’s
weight, pool exercise allows you to move
about with minimal joint stress. For people
with impaired balance, it eliminates the risk
of falling. And warm water is therapeutic
and can provide significant pain relief.”
Experts have also been looking at
therapies that offer both physical and
psychological benefits. The Arthritis Foundation endorses the Sun style of tai chi, which
has been shown to reduce pain and improve
mobility in those with arthritis.
A gentle yoga class can teach movements
that help build strength, balance and
flexibility. “Yoga incorporates postures,
stretches and breathing techniques to
promote physical and mental health,” says
registered yoga therapist Steffany Haaz, a
doctoral candidate in public health, who is
coordinating a pilot study on yoga and
arthritis at the Johns Hopkins Arthritis
Center in Baltimore. Early data, she says,
suggests that after eight weeks of twice-weekly
hour-long yoga classes, previously sedentary
people with RA reached normal ranges in
physical and emotional health.
Because of its meditative nature, yoga can
boost mental energy and mood and foster
alertness and enthusiasm. It also can reduce
negative feelings. “This may be especially
helpful for people who are coping with a
chronic illness such as RA,” says Haaz. Talk
with your doctor before embarking on any
workout program. ■
Worth a Try?
You may want to ask your
doctor about employing
other strategies, such
as hot/cold therapy, in
concert with your regular medication. “Some
people love heat therapy
for painful joints; others
find relief only in cold-application techniques,” says
Dr. White of the Arthritis
Foundation. Gentle massage may relieve stress
and aid circulation for
some, but be too painful for others. And “it’s
important to find a massage therapist who knows
about arthritis,” she says.
Biofeedback, a relaxationtraining technique, may
allow people to exercise
some control over pain,
notes Dr. White.
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relax the muscles in the prostate,
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radio-frequency energy, electrical
currents or microwave energy. These
procedures carry a small risk of
incontinence and sexual dysfunction.
include anti-inflammatory drugs,
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alpha-blockers to relax the muscles
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problem, but a longer-term, low-dose
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or kidney infections, urine blockage
or even kidney failure—so seek
treatment early.
An enlarged prostate usually
begins to bother men after age 50;
almost all men are affected by the
time they reach 80. Luckily, having
BPH does not increase your risk for
prostate cancer.
Help is available, but you need to
be open with your doctor. “Unfortunately, men are often hesitant to
disclose urination problems to their
doctor,” notes Muta Issa, M.D., associate professor of urology at the Emory
Clinic and chief of urology at the
Atlanta VA Medical Center. “They
consider it part of aging,” he observes,
“and tend to tolerate these symptoms
for too long.”
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step is to change behaviors that may
worsen symptoms, such as drinking
too much liquid before bedtime. In
addition, “many patients don’t realize
that some medications exacerbate
symptoms,” Dr. Issa says. These
include over-the-counter cold and
sinus medications as well as certain
antidepressants, tranquilizers and
blood-pressure medications.
Two classes of drug therapies can
help if the condition becomes more
bothersome. Alpha-blockers help
Current guidelines advise that all men have an
annual prostate exam beginning at age 50 (40 if
you are African-American and/or have a family
history of prostate cancer). Your doctor should
perform a digital rectal exam (DRE) to search for
prostate enlargement and irregularities associated with BPH or prostate
cancer. Your physician should also give you a blood test to measure your
PSA level; when elevated, this protein produced in the prostate may be a
marker for prostate cancer. (Some doctors advise that all men have their
first PSA test in their early 40s.) Urinalysis may be performed as well,
to detect prostate inflammation or infection. —Sid Kirchheimer
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of heart disease. That’s
the conclusion of a study
that tracked 1,203 men
for up to 35 years. All
were young and healthy
at the start, but as they
aged, those who developed severe gum disease
were twice as likely to
also have heart disease
as those with healthy or
less damaged gums. The
theory: Bacteria in the
mouth travels through the
bloodstream and causes
inflammatory responses
that lead to heart and
blood vessel damage.
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above might be hard to remember during a crisis? Try
memorizing these two steps instead. 1) Call 911. 2) Push
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What would you do if someone near you seemed
to be having a heart attack? Giving CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) may seem daunting, but
the American Heart Association (AHA) says simply
doing chest compressions, without mouth-tomouth breathing, may save an adult until help
gets there. The AHA’s Hands-Only CPR guidelines: call 911; put the victim on the floor face up;
place one hand on top of the other in the middle
of the victim’s chest; press hard and fast on the
chest, depressing it about 2 inches, roughly 100
times a minute. Continue until paramedics arrive.
Note: Kids and drowning victims still need
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The 20s: folic acid and iron
The 30s: calcium
Decade Diets
Simple tips for healthy eating through the
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Now’s the time to fill
your bone-strength
bank and protect bones
from future fractures.
Calcium Women build
bone tissue until around
age 30. The stronger you
keep your bones now,
the less likely it is you’ll
develop osteoporosis
later. Include three servings a day of milk, soy
milk or fortified orange
juice. At every age, ask
your doctor about
calcium supplements.
40s plus: omega-3s
and phytonutrients
As we age, heart disease
looms larger as a health
threat, due primarily to
hormonal changes. Plus,
after 40, women may lose
five to ten pounds of
muscle mass each decade.
As muscle diminishes,
metabolism slows,
causing weight gain—
which can adversely
affect heart health.
Omega-3s Diets should
be low in saturated fat and cholesterol and include
monounsaturated fats from olive oil, omega-3 fats
from fish, and foods fortified with the omega-3 DHA.
Phytonutrients High-fiber plant foods such as beans
are full of heart-healthy compounds known as
saponins, phytosterols and
phytoestrogens. ■
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omen’s nutritional requirements change as
we age. Fortunately, we can get most of the
40-plus nutrients we need by consuming
plenty of whole grains, colorful fruits and vegetables,
legumes, seafood and nonfat dairy or soy milk. It’s
also wise to augment our diets with the specific
nutrients we need during each stage of life.
Folic acid Found in
greens, orange juice
and beans, this B
vitamin prevents birth
defects, but is most
effective in the first few
weeks of pregnancy—
often before a woman
knows she is pregnant.
Since one in every
two pregnancies is
unplanned, all women
in their 20s should get
plenty of these foods
every day and take a
multivitamin with 400
mcg of folic acid.
Iron Tired? Can’t think
straight? Instead of
coffee, reach for ironrich foods such as lean
meat, dark-green leafy
vegetables and legumes.
Boost iron absorption
by adding vitamin
C–rich foods, and avoid
tea and coffee with
meals; their tannins
block iron absorption.
your daily diet and you might
live to bounce your greatgreat grandchildren on your
knee. Researchers from
Washington University
School of Medicine in St.
Louis conclude that maintaining a healthy weight by
eating well, limiting calories
and exercising regularly may be
the key to longevity.
Elizabeth Somer,
M.A., R.D., author
of 10 Habits That
Mess Up a Woman’s
Diet and Age-Proof
Your Body, is editor
in chief of Nutrition
Alert, a newsletter
that summarizes
nutrition research.
She also appears
on national television
shows, including
NBC’s Today.
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or worsen the disease.
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Norman Edelman, M.D.,
chief medical officer of the
American Lung Association.
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and offers tips to improve
your chances of success.
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body of research shows it’s
worthwhile to quit, no matter
how advanced your COPD.
The day you quit, risks for
heart disease and stroke go
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lung deterioration slows and
your lung cancer risk is cut.
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the American Thoracic
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conference. Calcitriol, a form
of vitamin D synthesized by
the human body, is an antiinflammatory and may delay
airway remodeling, a process
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function, says lead author
Gautam Damera, Ph.D., of
the University of Pennsylvania.
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further studies of calcitriol and
to determine optimal dosages.
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your physician about taking
vitamin D,” says Damera. “A
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600 IU of vitamins D2 or D3
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Health Update
How Low?
What is the deal with cholesterol, and
why is everyone so worried about it?
by Kalia Doner
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE depends in part on a
pale-yellow waxy substance that’s a building block
of cell walls, sex hormones, the brain and even the
juices that digest fat in the gut.
This essential element is cholesterol, a fatlike
product of the liver and
intestines that’s carried
through the bloodstream
to every organ in the body.
Our bodies make all
the cholesterol we need.
But we end up with far
too much circulating in
the blood, thanks to diets
loaded with saturated and
trans fats from meat, dairy
products and processed
foods. The liver turns that
excess fat into cholesterol.
We also take in cholesterol directly from foods
such as eggs, but high
blood cholesterol levels are
usually due to too much of
the wrong fats. Lack of
exercise also plays a role.
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If you are one of the
99 million adult Americans who has been told
they have high cholesterol, you’ve only gotten
part of the story.
High cholesterol does
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200 mg/dl and 239 mg/dl, you are borderline high risk; a level of 240 or higher
means you are more than twice as likely
to develop heart disease as someone
whose cholesterol is below 200.
But that number is not as helpful in
predicting your risk of cardiovascular
disease as your levels of low-density
lipoprotein (LDL, or harmful cholesterol), high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or
good cholesterol) and blood fats called
triglycerides.
Elevated LDL and triglyceride levels
don’t usually cause symptoms, so you
may not know you are at risk for heart
disease without a blood test. That’s
why the Third Report of the Expert
Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and
Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in
Adults (ATP III) recommends that adults
age 20 or older have their total cholesterol, LDL, HDL and triglyceride levels
measured at least once every five years.
LDL lowdown When it comes to coronary heart disease, LDL appears to be
the main culprit, since it produces atherosclerosis, where plaque builds up in
the inner linings of arteries and can
restrict blood flow.
An LDL of 130 to 160 mg/dl and
higher indicates an increased risk of
heart disease. But if you have already
been diagnosed with heart disease,
your LDL cholesterol should be less
than 100 mg/dl, and your doctor may
even set your goal below 70 mg/dl.
Tricky triglycerides If we take in more
calories than we need, the excess is
turned into triglycerides and stored in
fat cells for later use. The National
Institutes of Health guidelines for triglyceride levels consider normal to be under
150 mg/dl; borderline high,150 to 199
mg/dl; high, 200 to 499 mg/dl; very
high, 500 mg/dl or higher. About onethird of adults in the United States have
levels of 150 or higher.
Healthy HDL High-density lipoproteins
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out of the body. HDL also helps keep
cholesterol from building up in the
walls of the arteries, reduces the risk of
clots and dilates the blood vessels.
According to the National
Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP),
HDL that is less than 40 mg/dl is a
major risk factor for heart disease, 40 to
59 mg/dl is healthier, and 60 mg/dl and
higher is considered more protective
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ment was introduced in ATP III and is
believed by many doctors to be an
important number for people with
elevated triglycerides and diabetes. It
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form of LDL called very-low-density
lipoprotein (VLDL). To determine your
non-HDL level, subtract your HDL
number from your total cholesterol.
The NCEP recommends that non-HDL
levels be 30 mg/dl above the goals for
LDL cholesterol levels.
The Balancing Act
Getting cholesterol levels right is a
matter of finding the balance between
TLC (therapeutic lifestyle changes) and
medication. “If your LDL level is above
your goal for heart health, you want to
talk with your doctor about lowering it,”
counsels Scott M. Grundy, M.D., Ph.D.,
who was the chairman of the ATP III
and is professor of internal medicine at
the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center at Dallas. “How you do
that is secondary to getting it done. But
you do want to do it cost effectively
and with minimum side effects.”
Lifestyle steps ATP III outlines the steps
that appear to be most effective in
lowering the risk of heart disease. These
include making sure your daily fat
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intake adds up to no more than 25 to
35 percent of total calories: 7 percent or
less from saturated fat, 10 percent from
polyunsaturated fat, up to 20 percent
from monounsaturated fats.
Carbohydrates (mainly from
grains—especially whole grains—fruits
and vegetables) should make up 50 to
60 percent of your total calories; fiber,
20 to 30 grams a day; protein, less than
15 percent of total calories; and cholesterol, less than 200 mg a day. Also,
“weight management and increased
physical activity are recommended,”
says Dr. Grundy.
A TLC program can be tough.
“Lifestyle changes, combined with
managing individual risk factors, are
vitally important in terms of initial therapy,” says C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D.,
director of the Cedars-Sinai Women’s
Heart Center in Los Angeles. “Regrettably, many patients find it difficult to
permanently alter their lifestyle or
follow through on risk management
recommendations. While therapeutic
lifestyle changes have a large role in
heart health and work well when recommendations are carefully followed,
the role of oral medication is also
important—especially because most
people are better at taking pills than
making lasting lifestyle adjustments.”
But “there are no pills that offer the
benefits of exercise,” says Steven
Nissen, M.D., chairman of the department of cardiovascular medicine at
the Cleveland Clinic in
Cleveland. “Lifestyle
improvements are an
essential partner to
medication.”
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5 to 25 percent, raise HDL by 15 to 35
percent and lower triglycerides by 20 to
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■ Fibric acids They can lower LDL by
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Family History
For many of us, the fight to keep
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what it’s like for the 1 in 500
people who have familial
hypercholesterolemia
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