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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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Is Grapefruit Safe to Eat When Taking a Statin Drug?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...dose. It further should be noted that the symptoms associated with the combination of grapefruit... Read more »
Statins, Cancer: Not Linked
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...people alive long enough to develop other diseases associated with advanced age, including some... Read more »
Do Statins Lower Your IQ?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...medical centers have surfaced claiming that statins are associated with significant cognitive... Read more »
Skin Cancer Prevention and Your Medicine Cabinet
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert...showing no effect of statins while others have showed decreased thickness of melanoma in those... Read more »
Statins for Metabolic Syndrome May Also Reverse Associated ED
By healthgal , Health ExpertExtra Extra - Read all about it - When ED is associated with metabolic syndrome, a cluster of... Read more »
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Colon and Rectal Cancers: Prevention
...NSAIDs, in higher doses for longer periods, likely reduces the incidence of adenomatous polyps and may be associated with a reduction in the incidence of colorectal cancer, the harms associated... Read more »Alzheimer
...developing AD. The NIH suspended this trial due to evidence that the NSAID naproxen was associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events among ... Read more »Cholesterol and Other Lipids: References
...cholesterol-lowering treatment: prospective meta-analysis of data from 90,056 participants in 14 randomised trials of statins. Lancet. 2005;366(9493):1267-1278.Carroll MD, Lacher DA, Sorlie PD,... Read more »Menopause: Medications
...dryness, hot flashes, sleep problems, and mild depression. HRT does not prevent certain other problems associated with menopausal changes such as thinning hair.Oral hormonal medications and skin... Read more »Brain Tumors: Primary: Risk Factors
...gliomas.Chemical and Metals in Brain Tumors. High exposure to numerous metals and chemicals have been associated with brain tumors:Industrial chemicals, including vinyl chloride and petroleum... Read more »Images
Retinal Conditions associated with diabetes. Video on retinal conditions in diabetes patients.... Read more »
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Gene Variation May Block Cholesterol Drugs
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A bad Side to low Cholesterol?
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