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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...
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Expert & Community Posts
Breaking News - Statins May Help Reduce Asthma Hospitalizations
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...been looking at the anti-inflammatory effects of statins on asthma, which is an inflammatory... Read more »
Zetia and Your Liver
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...Zocor in one pill. Zetia works differently than statins in treating high cholesterol. It... Read more »
Statin Study Shows Promise for Alzheimer's Disease
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert...effective the early cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as statins, were. Of course, I also read a... Read more »
Heart Disease, Thyroid Disease, and Statins: New Links, New Solutions
By HeartHawk , Health Expert...hypothyroidism. Now come two new studies that suggest statins may help to control your heart... Read more »
Why Take Fish Oil If You Take a Statin Drug?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...adding omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil added to statins? The best data are from the JELIS... Read more »
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Alzheimer
...also helped to a lesser extent. ACE inhibitors appeared to offer no protection. Statins. Statins are common drugs used to lower cholesterol levels.In past years, ... Read more »Multiple Sclerosis: Drug Treatment
...cells). Early studies indicate that it may slow progression, although at this point it is not a cure.Statins. Statins (medically referred to as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are currently the most... Read more »Alzheimer
...delaying emergence or slowing the progression of agitation and psychosis. Statins. Simvastatin, and other cholesterol-lowering drugs, are being ... Read more »Menopause: Medications
...reduced spinal fractures compared to hormone replacement therapy.Drugs to Prevent and Treat Heart DiseaseStatins are the most effective drugs for treatment of unhealthy cholesterol levels and are... Read more »Stroke Medications
...patients control their high blood pressure and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. Various drugs, such as statins, diuretics, and ACE inhibitors, can manage these conditions. People with diabetes should... Read more »
Medications
...(such as buspirone, cyclosporine, sirolimus, certain statins including lovastatin, certain... Read more »
This medication is used either alone or with other drugs (e.g., HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or... Read more »
...drugs (e.g., HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or "statins"), along with a low ... Read more »
Pravastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
...muscle injury (myopathy) infrequently could occur: "statins" (e.g., lovastatin, pravastatin) ... Read more »
Related News
Statins May Prevent Blood Clots
November 13, 2008Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Statins, which are drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol, may help prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or blood clots, a... Read summary »
Could Lowering Your Cholesterol Cause Caner?
July 30, 2007By Lindsay Braun, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Could low cholesterol levels mean a higher risk of cancer? A... Read summary »
FDA approves Livalo to treat high cholesterol
August 05, 2009The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new statin called Livalo to treat high cholesterol. The drug is intended to treat high... Read summary »
Benefits of statins may outweigh risks for chronic heart failure
October 02, 2008The benefits of statin use may outweigh the risks associated with their use in patients with chronic heart failure, a new study suggests. Statin use... Read summary »
Cholesterol Drugs May Protect Memory
August 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Drugs commonly used to fight cholesterol may also ward off dementia and memory loss. A new study shows those who take statins... Read summary »
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