Objective It is well known that total cholesterol becomes less of a risk factor or not at all for all-cause
and cardiovascular (CV) mortality with increasing age, but as little is known as to …

In the last few years, more attention has been given to the “non-calcemic” effect of vitamin D.
Several observational studies and meta-analyses demonstrated an association between …

The objective was to provide the current state of the art regarding the role of vitamin D in
chronic diseases (osteoporosis, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, dementia, autism, type 1 and …

Alzheimer's disease is a devastating disease whose recent increase in incidence rates has
broad implications for rising health care costs. Huge amounts of research money are …

Introduction: For half a century, a high level of total cholesterol (TC) or low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (LDL-C) has been considered to be the major cause of atherosclerosis and …

There continues to be interest in understanding the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis,
epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In fact vitamin D deficiency has …

The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is manifested by a lipid triad which includes elevated serum
triglycerides, small LDL particles, and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, by …

A wealth of evidence has established that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, widely used for
the prevention of cardiovascular disease, do increase the risk of new-onset diabetes, …

Violence, particularly firearm violence, leading to suicide and homicide is a significant
problem worldwide. A majority of suicidal and homicidal violence involves males; homicidal …

Statin drugs are widely prescribed to achieve aggressive low-density lipoprotein lowering in
order to decrease cardiovascular disease. Although some of the immunomodulatory effects …