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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
Grapefruit juice and cholesterol medication
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...the metabolism or break down of some medications, statins being one of the most... Read more »
Red Yeast Rice: A Safe Therapy to Lower Cholesterol?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...reductase. This may sound familiar to some of you because statins, the most popular and... Read more »
Chinese Red Yeast Rice: Good for the Heart?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...tried and tested prescription drugs, such as the statins. Chinese takeaways may contain some of... Read more »
Reduce LDL Naturally
By Dr. William Davis , Health ExpertIn this, the third post on the "Rule of 60," we now turn to ways to reduce LDL cholesterol towards... Read more »
Infliximab (Remicade) Linked to Atherosclerosis
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...I’m only 31, doctors have given me a pass on taking statins until recently. I fought it,... Read more »
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Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors
...PAD. [For more information on these cholesterol-lowering drugs, see In-Depth Report #23: Cholesterol.]Statins. Statins are the most effective drugs for the treatment of high cholesterol. Statins... 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 »Stroke Prevention
...for LDL levels of less than 100 mg/dl. Raising HDL levels is important for people at risk for stroke. Statins are now used in most cases.Keep Blood Pressure Low. People in normal health should aim... Read more »Cholesterol Risk Factors
...at least among middle-aged and older adults. This decline may be partly due to the increased use of statins and other lipid-lowering medications. However, total cholesterol levels are getting... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Prevention
...in the case of fibrates, actually increase the risk. One study reported a weak association between statins and a lower risk for gallstones. These are the most effective drugs for treating high... 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
U.S. researchers find why grapefruit juice and some drugs don't mix
October 02, 2008Researchers in the United States have isolated the compound furanocoumarin in grapefruit juice as the cause of the juice's effect on the absorption... 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 »
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 »
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 »
Gene Variation May Block Cholesterol Drugs
July 01, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) A gene variation may be why cholesterol-lowering drugs don't work in some people. The gene variation, called alternative... Read summary »
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