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Dr. Larry Weinrauch

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posted 08/03/2008, comments (2)

The Dos and Don'ts of Taking Prescription Cholesterol Medication

What is the best way to take my pills? This question is at the root of more confusion than any other question in medicine. The public wonders about which pill is best for a given disease, and we are constantly under the barrage of pharmaceutical advertising, but the fact still remains that most doctor's prescriptions are not filled. And... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Kang

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posted 01/14/2008, comments (0)

Zetia and Your Liver

In December 2007, the New York Times published an article entitled "Data about Zetia risk was not fully revealed." The article claimed that Merck and Schering-Plough, the manufacturers of Zetia (aka ezetimibe), have information pertaining to the risk of liver damage when taking this cholesterol lowering medication in... Read more Chevron

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Melanie Thomassian

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posted 12/30/2007, comment (1)

12 Top Tips to Help You Dine Healthy

For many people, regularly eating away from home has become a way of life, with some finding that they eat out almost as often as they eat at home. This is often due to work commitments or business lunches, but if this is the case for you it's important to choose carefully from the menu. Making healthy food choices requires a good... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 12/26/2007, comments (7)

Weight loss or niacin: Which is better?

As I discussed in my last blog post, niacin can be a useful vitamin and nutritional supplement to correct many causes of heart disease. But, there is an alternative. Take a look: Niacin (vitamin B3): Raises HDL and shifts HDL towards the healthier and more effective large (HDL2b) subclass.Reduces total LDL.Reduces the... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Kang

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posted 12/20/2007, comments (0)

Cholesterol Controlling Medicines: Friends or Foes?

I have written several articles pertaining to a new class of cholesterol controlling medicines called CETP (cholesterol ester transfer protein) inhibitors. CETP inhibitors can markedly raise good HDL cholesterol and moderately lower bad LDL. Most recently, all my articles have been negative given that the most clinically tested drug of this... Read more Chevron

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