Most people think that if they are diagnosed with high cholesterol that a prescription medication is in their immediate future. This is not necessarily the case given that there are several non-pharmaceutical ways in which you can lower your cholesterol. Unfortunately, most people eventually end up on some type of drug therapy to achieve their target goals. Any treatment of high cholesterol first begins with some TLC: therapeutic lifestyle changes. This involves three simple, yet often...
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Get the Most out of Your Cholesterol Medication
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How low should my cholesterol go? When can I lower or stop my drug dose? How can I lower my drug costs? These questions are asked of... Read more »
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The Dos and Don'ts of Taking Prescription Cholesterol Medication
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What is the best way to take my pills? This question is at the root of more confusion than any other question in medicine. The public... Read more »
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Debunking Cholesterol Treatments: A Consumer's Review
By HeartHawk, Health Expert
As a heart health consumer advocate, my two favorite activities are exposing fraudulent heart disease cures and, more importantly, shining... Read more »
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Greater Success Lowering Cholesterol with More Than Just Meds
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN, Health Expert
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Lower Cholesterol with the TLC Diet
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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... Read more »
New Cholesterol Medication Available
A new cholesterol-lowering drug called Livalo is now available in the United States, its maker Eli Lilly is reporting. Livalo was approved by the... Read more »
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High blood cholesterol is one of the four major risk factors for coronary heart disease (cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, and sedentary... Read more »
Lower Cholesterol, Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Concerns that low cholesterol leads to cancer may have caused unnecessary fear. A pair of studies now suggests lower... Read more »
Vytorin's new label can say it lowers cholesterol better than ...
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the inclusion of claims on Vytorin's new label that Vytorin is better at lowering "bad" cholesterol... Read more »
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