According to a story from the FH Foundation, the non-profit organization has released a vital consensus statement regarding the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia, which is the most prevalent genetic cause…
According to a story from Cardiovascular Business, The FH Foundation, which is a frontrunning patient advocacy and research organization for familial hypercholesterolemia, recently announced that it has begun enrollment for…
A healthy diet and a good exercise regimen go a long way towards maintaining good health. When health care professionals recommend this combination they’re usually trying to keep dangerous diseases…
According to a story from Charcot Marie Tooth News, a small subdivision of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is leaning into its role to assist with research into rare…
An article from SRN News is reporting that a lot of people with familial hypercholesterolemia are going through life without getting the treatments that could help them, such as statins.…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals are implementing a plan to make Praluent injections more accessible and affordable for patients with…
According to a story from the Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network, Terry Lim, a women with familial hypercholesterolemia, views her condition with a new perspective after participating in a…
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals recently brought a new familial hypercholesterolemia drug to clinical endpoint. The drug is currently being tested as MGL-3196. Here's what you need to know about the new drug.…
According to a story from Bioportfolio, trials testing the treatment inclisiran are reaching their enrollment goals ahead of schedule. Inclisiran is currently being tested to reduce LDL-cholesterol in a variety…
December and January can be busy months with all the running around and family activities. Before your calendar fills up with holiday happenings, the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Foundation (FHF) wants you…
It’s a fact. Lifestyle and dietary changes are an important part of the formula to help lower “bad” cholesterol numbers. Whether you add more heart-healthy foods, healthier fats, or whey…
Can increasing awareness and early screenings have an impact on heart health in Canada? When it comes to familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), Vancouver’s top medical advisors believe it can, according to…
If you think you have to be middle-aged or older to check your cholesterol, think again. Laura Livesey is a relatively young blogger (you can check out her blog, Confidence…
In the ultimate feat of recycling, scientists at UCLA and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have re-purposed the LeXis gene as a cholesterol-lowering agent. A recent press release issued by…
How does one raise awareness? Shouting on the street corner might work for a few hundred, or maybe even a few thousand, depending on how busy the corner is that…
The eternal struggle of finding a treatment that works for you is a complex and infuriating process (as evidenced by a Managed Health Executive article). Not everyone’s body responds to…
Only 1 in every 250 people have familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) worldwide and it is widely underdiagnosed with more than 90% of people not knowing they have it. In fact, according…
At 54 years of age, Kathleen was healthy and physically fit. She knew about her grandfather’s death at the age of 30 to a heart attack. She also knew about…
Mended Hearts is a nonprofit group that helps bring hope to heart disease patients, caregivers and families. In Alabama specifically, the local Mended Hearts group had not been active for…
I am a firm believer that amidst all the fads that come and go, there is one trend that will always be popular. This, of course, is the do-it-yourself craze…
The Familial Hypercholesterolemia Foundation's main mission is to raise awareness of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) to the public. As part of this goal, the FH Foundation annually hosts Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness…
Acute diagnosis is the Holy Grail for all illnesses and conditions. But what if you could predict the likelihood that you would develop a deadly disease and take steps to…
According to some Finnish researchers, children with heterozygous familia hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) should use statins as a treatment with caution. Though they have proven to be able to lower lipid levels…
What do you think of when you hear the word “family?” You may consider your parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. No matter whom you include, we all share one…
We’ve all heard the expression, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” How about another cliché? “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” These trite statements do, in fact,…
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