Information and opinions on CholesterolNetwork from Craig Stoltz http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/827 en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/ http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/827/23800/vytorin-things Tue Apr 01 12:29:00 -0400 2008 Craig Stoltz Another week, another set of studies calling into question the benefits and risks of a widely used drug. This time it's Vytorin, a cholesterol-lowering drug that combines a statin (in this case Zocor) with a drug that lowers bad cholesterol a different way (Zetia, aka ezetimibe).  As usual, the story is getting political (Congressional hearings to determine whether negative data was withheld) and financial (shares in drugmakers Merck... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/827/23800/vytorin-things http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/827/12356/hdl-harder Thu Aug 16 00:00:01 -0400 2007 Craig Stoltz Most efforts to battle arterial clogging focus on lowering LDL, so called "bad" cholesterol. But higher levels of HDL, the good cholesterol, are also linked to better heart health. A new report shows that efforts to raise HDL with drugs have proven to be trickier, and riskier, than lowering LDL. Let's dig in. Bottom line first  There's only sketchy evidence that using drugs to boost HDL cholesterol is effective in... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/827/12356/hdl-harder