Chicago, IL - Pilot data using a drug currently approved to treat periodontal disease and, in higher doses, acne, show low-dose doxycycline (Periostat®, CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals) produced ...

London, UK - In a large, prospective UK study, participants who kept physically active during their 50s had lower levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)—inflammatory markers that ...

Ever been to the doctor and had them say something like, “Your CRP levels are a bit high,” and you nodded like you totally knew what that meant? Let’s fix that. CRP stands for C-reactive protein. It’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blood vessel damage from fatty and high-sugar diets leads to inflammation, which can be detected by measuring C-reactive protein.

Many cardiologists are on the fence about whether to test patients routinely for C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for arterial inflammation. Proponents say CRP blood levels are at least as good at ...

(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 ...

(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 ...