Risk of primary and recurrent acute myocardial infarction from lipoprotein(a) in men and women.

Objectives: This study sought to examine whether lipoprotein(a) concentrations were risk factors for a first acute and recurrent myocardial infarction.

Background: There is conflicting evidence concerning the risk of acute myocardial infarction from lipoprotein(a). No studies have examined the risk of recurrent acute myocardial infarction from lipoprotein(a), and few have addressed the risk in women.

Does beclomethasone dipropionate suppress dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate in postmenopausal women?

Background: Patients with chronic obstructive airways disease and asthma are at special risk of developing osteoporosis. Previous research has indicated that adrenal androgen levels in postmenopausal women are suppressed by short term high dose inhaled corticosteroids. Such an effect, if sustained, may be a causative factor for long term bone loss.

Aluminium beverage cans as a dietary source of aluminium.

Objective: To examine the possibility that aluminium beverage cans contribute to the dietary level of aluminium.

Method: The aluminium content of a variety of beverages from aluminium cans and glass containers was measured.

Results: The contents of 106 aluminium cans and bottles representing 52 different beverages all had a higher aluminium content than Newcastle tap water at 1.

Lipid and apolipoprotein levels in an Australian community.

Serum levels of total and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and apolipoproteins A1 and B were measured in over 600 men and women aged 30-69 years who were selected at random from an Australian community. Total cholesterol and apolipoprotein A1 and B levels increased with age, with this effect being most pronounced for total cholesterol and apolipoprotein B in women. Body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio were positively correlated with apolipoprotein B and total cholesterol levels, and negatively correlated with apolipoprotein A1 and HDL cholesterol levels.