In 2004, the National Cholesterol Education Program issued its latest recommendations for cholesterol control and management. These guidelines increase the number of Americans who should be taking LDL-lowering medication.
Starting Medications. Even modest lowering of high cholesterol levels, whether through drug therapy or lifestyle changes, reduces the risk of disability and death from heart disease. Most experts now focus on lowering LDL cholesterol, the "bad" kind. Reducing LDL levels...
Read more »...Control) and Sitostanol (Benechol) can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by up to 10%. Soy... Read more »
...We want to achieve a (over a long period of time) cholesterol level that will lead to the... Read more »
...that men over 50 and women over 60 with normal LDL-cholesterol levels (less than 130 mg per... Read more »
...the effect of Lipitor (atorvastatin) in reducing cholesterol levels. I am not aware of any... Read more »
...crestor, and mevacor are some of the most popular cholesterol lowering medicines. However,... Read more »
Find out how cholesterol is produced.... Read more »
...others. Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., blood cholesterol levels, liver function tests)... Read more »
Most people know that having high cholesterol is bad for the heart, but experts say most people also don't fully understand what their cholesterol... Read summary »
Researchers reviewed several studies in which patients taking simvastatin (Zocor), pravastatin (Pravachol), or atorvastatin (Lipitor) added... Read summary »
A diet of plant stanol-rich foods like Benecol margarine may help boost the effectiveness of statins in people taking the highest doses of the drugs.... Read summary »
Researchers have found that diabetics who are unable to meet target cholesterol levels using two drugs may benefit markedly by adding a third.... Read summary »
A new study has found that taking WelChol along with other cholesterol medicines may make the medicines more effective at lowering cholesterol.... Read summary »