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Clinical trial: Add-on treatment for high cholesterol
October 03, 2008
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February 23: Avoid Trans Fatty Acids
By Lisa Nelson , Health ExpertTrans fats raise LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and lower HDL (good) cholesterol. Consuming trans... Read more »
Natural Treatment Options for Lowering Cholesterol
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert...Control) and Sitostanol (Benechol) can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by up to 10%. Soy... Read more »
7 Important Diet Changes to Help Lower Your Cholesterol
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert... Other recommendations To further lower your bad cholesterol levels you should also include... Read more »
5 Simple Ways to Increase Your Good Cholesterol Levels
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...have been told that you need to lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, and increase your HDL... Read more »
Your Doctor Visit - What Happens After the Exam?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...good and bad cholesterol?b. What should my good and bad cholesterol levels be?c. What are... Read more »
Health Guide
New York City Bans Trans Fats
...trying to legislate people’s diets. However, trans fats have been found to have an adverse effect on cholesterol levels because they lower your good cholesterol level while raising your bad... Read more »Prevent Heart Attack, Follow these Guidelines
In 2002 the American Heart Association revised its guidelines for preventing heart disease. They include the following: Improve Cholesterol. People with at least two risk factors, and a 10-year risk... Read more »Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
If your cholesterol is too high, it's time to take action. Lowering your total cholesterol levels can reduce your chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, or dying of heart disease. If you... Read more »Cholesterol Information After Diagnosis
...contribute to raising LDL and lowering HDL. Read our guide to healthy eating and start improving your cholesterol levels today. What Do I Do Now?One of the first steps you should take after... Read more »Low Cholesterol Diet: How to Cut Out the Fat
...limiting dietary cholesterol, some researchers assert that dietary fat is a larger factor in your body’s cholesterol levels because it can increase your total cholesterol and LDL levels. There... Read more »Images
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Medications
...others. Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., blood cholesterol levels, liver function tests)... Read more »
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...interfere with certain laboratory tests (including blood cholesterol levels), possibly causing... Read more »
...interfere with certain laboratory tests (including blood cholesterol levels), possibly causing... Read more »
Related News
Veggie Heavy 'Eco-Atkins' Diet Improves Cholesterol
July 14, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One of the hottest diet trends of the past decade is back, but this time, meat is taking a backseat to vegetables. New research... Read summary »
Trans Fats up Heart Disease Risk
April 10, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Trans fats -- the kind found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils used in everything from baked goods to French fries --... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Caduet versus Norvasc for hypertension and high cholesterol
October 02, 2008This is a study to compare the effects of Caduet plus a TLC regimen and Norvasc plus a TLC regimen on patients' blood pressure and bad cholesterol... Read summary »
Clinical trial: New add-on treatment for high cholesterol
October 03, 2008This is a study to determine whether treatment with a new medication (TAK-475) reduces bad cholesterol levels when given with ongoing statin... Read summary »
Tips for maintaining healthy cholesterol levels
October 03, 2008Experts at LifeMasters, a provider of health improvement programs, offer these tips for maintaining healthy cholesterol levels. The tips include... Read summary »
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