As both a blogger and a patient "living with heart disease" the recent announcement (see HealthCentral.com report) of the success of the new anti-cholesterol drug "eprotirome" is the most exciting news I have come across in quite some time. However, the article's headline "Statin Alternative Shows Promise in New Study" tells only half the story!
Eprotirome is an experimental thyroid hormone mimetic (a drug that "mimics" the action of thyroid hormones) that significantly lowered LDL...
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
LDL stands for low-density lipoprotein. It's also sometimes called "bad" cholesterol. Lipoproteins are made of fat and protein. They carry... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
HDL stands for high-density lipoprotein. It's also sometimes called "good" cholesterol. Lipoproteins are made of fat and protein. They carry... Read more »
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