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FDA approves Livalo to treat high cholesterol

August 05, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new statin called Livalo to treat high cholesterol. The drug is intended to treat high cholesterol in people whose diet and exercise changes have failed to control the condition, and works the same as other statins. Livalo's approval was based on five clinical studies that compared its safety and effectiveness to three other statins. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Could High Cholesterol Be at the Bottom of Your Strained Sex Life?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...good news is that treatment of high cholesterol with diet, exercise, and medication can reverse... Read more »

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HIV Therapy Linked to High Cholesterol: What You Should Know
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...then a test annually. Counseling on heart healthy diet and exercise are also recommended.  If... Read more »

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The Effect of Cholesterol on Your Prostate
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...levels. There is growing evidence that a link between high cholesterol and prostate cancer... Read more »

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Cholesterol, Stroke, and Statins: Is there a paradox?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...clotting. Other cholesterol lowering treatments such as diet/exercise have not been shown to... Read more »

Health Guide

Cholesterol Information After Diagnosis
...serious conditions. How Did My Cholesterol Get So High?While high cholesterol can be hereditary, diet and lifestyle choices are the main factors of elevated levels of cholesterol. Diets that... Read more »
What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide
...liver is usually able to make enough cholesterol to satisfy all of our bodily needs, however, too much dietary cholesterol can lead to high bodily levels of cholesterol. (Some liver or endocrine... Read more »
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...syndrome, like type 2 diabetes mellitus which it leads to, is a risk factor for arteriosclerosis. Managing diet and weight, and increasing physical activity can help bring low-density lipoprotein... Read more »
Causes and Risk Factors
...more about causes and risk factors. In addition to genetics and apoE, they are studying education, diet, environment, and molecular changes in the brain to learn what role they might play in the... Read more »
Low Cholesterol Diet: How to Cut Out the Fat
...disease, including high cholesterol. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends a “heart healthy” diet to help keep blood cholesterol low and decrease your risk of developing heart... Read more »

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Cholesterol in the Body- How is Cholesterol Produced?

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Medications

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..."statins"), along with a low cholesterol/low fat diet, to help lower cholesterol in the... Read more »

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... years of age and older), along with a proper diet, to help lower cholesterol and fats... Read more »

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...(fen-oh-FYE-brate)Uses Fenofibrate is used along with diet and exercise to help control... Read more »

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...known as a "statin." It is used along with a proper diet to help lower fats (triglycerides)... Read more »

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...(a-TOR-va-STAT-in) Uses Atorvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad"... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Getting enough potassium may be even more important than lowering sodium for maintaining a healthy blood pressure -- especially... Read summary »

Childhood IQ May Determine Dementia Risk
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) Could a child's score on an IQ test predict whether he or she will develop dementia later in life? Scottish researchers say it... Read summary »

Teens may need cholesterol-lowering medicines too
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Adults may not be the only ones battling high cholesterol, experts say. Doctors estimate that 30 percent of teens have high cholesterol, either from... Read summary »

Q&A: Skip the yolk if you have high cholesterol
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A reader who is trying to maintain a healthy diet wants to know if eating whole eggs is a good choice. Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen respond... Read summary »

Reducing Cholesterol
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers have discovered a regulator that could lead to new therapies for lowering unhealthy levels of cholesterol and fats.... Read summary »