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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Non Statin Cholesterol Treatment

Clinical trial: Add-on treatment for high cholesterol

November 23, 2008
This is a study to determine whether treatment with a new drug, lapaquistat acetate, will help reduce bad cholesterol levels when given with ongoing statin treatment. This national study is currently recruiting adults who take statins to control high cholesterol. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Dangers of Too Low Cholesterol: Are You at Risk?
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

...many people are doing everything they can to lower cholesterol levels as much as possible. This... Read more »

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Cholesterol Alert: Prostate At Risk is the New Message
By healthgal , Health Expert

...a "brain attack."  I've written repeatedly about cholesterol levels, and artery clogging plaque... Read more »

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Natural Treatment Options for Lowering Cholesterol
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...Control) and Sitostanol (Benechol) can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by up to 10%.  Soy... Read more »

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HIV Therapy Linked to High Cholesterol: What You Should Know
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...HIV and HAART. One of these conditions is abnormal cholesterol levels and an increased risk of... Read more »

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Cholesterol Education Month: A Year in Review and What’s to Come
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...calls to more aggressively screen and treat abnormal cholesterol levels in women. This... Read more »

Health Guide

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 or stroke, or dying of heart disease. If you... Read more »
What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide
...people (more than 50 percent by recent estimates) are either inadequately treated or unaware that their cholesterol level is too high. Considering that more than million estimated American adults... Read more »
Cholesterol Risk Factors
About half of all American adults have total cholesterol levels over 200 mg/dL. Over 25% have been told by doctors that they have unhealthy levels. Total cholesterol levels have been... Read more »
Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...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... Read more »
Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors
...treatment may be needed.Drug Treatment for Unhealthy Cholesterol and Lipid LevelsAggressive control of cholesterol levels is known to reduce death rates in patients with peripheral artery disease... Read more »

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Cholesterol in the Body- How is Cholesterol Produced?

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Medications

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...with others. Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., cholesterol levels) should be performed... Read more »

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Clinical trial: Add-on treatment for high cholesterol
October 03, 2008

This is a study to determine whether treatment with a new drug (lapaquistat acetate) reduces bad cholesterol levels when given with ongoing statin... Read summary »