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…
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…
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…
Let's talk cholesterol—the bad kind, 'cause there're different kinds. LDL cholesterol, or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, is the kind you DON'T want, because it can lead to a whole host of…
Halloween is here! The night known for indulging and splurging on candy. For some people this may not be an option though, for instance people with familial hypercholesterolemia. Eating a…
We all know that receiving a rare disease diagnosis brings along a whole wave of emotions. Relief, anger and fear are just a few. It's very common for people to…
Si usted ha estado sufriendo de colesterol alto con las puntuaciones tristemente lipoproteínas de baja densidad (LDL), aquí hay algunas noticias de última hora que podría salvar su vida! La…
Alan Cassels es un investigador de la política de drogas que, en la edición de agosto de la revista Common Ground, escribió acerca de cómo las empresas y los vendedores…
Nadie sabe los peligros del colesterol malo mejor que los pacientes con hipercolesterolemia familiar (HF). De acuerdo con la Fundación FH, hay dos formas de FH. 1) HeFH, y 2)…
21 de de julio de, 2015: El gigante farmacéutico, Amgen, fue galardonado con una impresionante aprobación de la Comisión Europea para Repatha, un fármaco reductor del colesterol avance según lo…
Most people know that high cholesterol is a ticking time bomb, and that it’s important to eat heart healthy foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol. Public health awareness—and the…
Hipercolesterolemia familiar heterocigótica (o HeFH), nunca has oído hablar de él? Es un bocado. Es también una condición que hace que los niveles de colesterol de alta peligrosidad y, si…
Si usted es una de las pocas personas en EE.UU. que viven con el síndrome de quilomicronemia familiar (FCS por sus siglas en ingles), lo más probable es que usted…
I love 2001: A Space Odyssey as much as the next person, but sorry, not sorry, despite what it and so many other movies would lead you to think, the…
How many times can we whisper to ourselves "If only..." before we finally change the past? The answer is infinity. Infinity times. Because you can't change the past. Duh. As of right now,…
Living in the 21st century’s wireless information economy can be both a blessing and a curse—there’s so much information out there, you can learn pretty much anything about everything. But it’s…
If you have familial hypercholesterolemia, or FH, having a doctor who truly understands the disorder is essential. In a short YouTube video, Katherine Wilemon, president of the FH Foundation offers some…
Question: How can healthcare companies provide “better patients with better services at better costs?” This was the question on everyone’s mind during the FORBES Healthcare Summit last month, especially Stacey…
A recent report from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) stated many more people in the UK are at risk for early heart attacks than previously thought. The culprit? High cholesterol. And not the…
No one wants to have familial hypercholesterolemia—heterozygous (HeFH) OR homozygous (HoFH). Why? It's obvious. Having too much “bad cholesterol” in your system creates all sorts of serious health issues. But…
If you’ve been suffering from high cholesterol with dismally low-density lipoprotein (LDL) scores, here’s some breaking news that could save your life! The FDA has announced the approval of a…
The FH Awareness Day Campaign was initiated by The FH Foundation as part of our mission to raise awareness of FH in the public. It is always held in September,…
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