Your body fat is an organ - adipokine secretions

 PMID 20681635 Identification of novel human adipocyte secreted proteins by using SGBS cells

Cholesterol does not predict stroke in women and is a very poor indicator in men

Annals of Neurology - Nonfasting triglycerides, cholesterol, and ischemic stroke in the general population


BBC News: Cholesterol 'does not predict stroke in women'


Cholesterol has long been blamed for causing strokes in spite of the heroic efforts of groups like The International Association of Cholesterol Sceptics. This study shows that cholesterol is irrelevant in women and not especially relevant in men.

Pandemrix and Narcolepsy linked

The World Health Organisation has called for a closer look at a potential link between GlaxoSmithKline's pandemic swine flu vaccine Pandemrix and the development of the chronic sleep disorder narcolepsy.

The group's Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety said in a statement that "further investigation is warranted" after a 12 different countries reported cases of the condition in children and adolescents following vaccination with GSK's product.



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