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Even a small boost in good cholesterol can reduce heart attack risk
October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
How to Lower Cholesterol: Don't Forget the Basics
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert... By include regular physical activity you will raise HDL cholesterol and lower triglycerides.... Read more »
New diabetes drug?
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health ExpertResearchers at the University of Haifa have discovered a substance called Glucose Tolerance Factor... Read more »
Alternative Treatment for Lowering Cholesterol
By Melanie Thomassian , Health ExpertIn this age of DIY self-medication, there are a host of alternative treatments on the market.... Read more »
HDL: Harder to Control Than Thought
By Craig Stoltz , Health ExpertMost efforts to battle arterial clogging focus on lowering LDL, so called "bad" cholesterol. But... Read more »
Was Torcetrapib’s Crash and Burn Fatal for this Class of Drug?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...and doctors who had hoped for a new drug choice to raise HDL cholesterol. Pfizer executives and... Read more »
Health Guide
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...many such drugs, and some are sold as combinations with other drugs to either lower LDL cholesterol raise HDL cholesterol or lower blood pressure as well. Statins have a remarkable record for the... Read more »Stroke Prevention
PreventionForty percent of patients who have had a stroke or TIA will suffer a subsequent stroke within 5 years. In 2006, the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association released... Read more »Heart Healthy Diet: soy, fish oil, low-carb and low-fat diets
SoyA rigorous review found that soy protein and isoflavone supplements do not help lower cholesterol or heart disease risk. However, soy foods are healthy choices, and the American Heart... Read more »lifestyle changes for a heart healthy, low fat diet
Inactivity is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease, on par with smoking, unhealthy cholesterol, and high blood pressure. In fact, studies suggest that people who change... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
Over 13 million Americans have had angina, a heart attack, or both. Each year, an estimated 1.2 million people will experience a serious heart event. About 25% of all Americans have one... Read more »Images
Find out how cholesterol is produced.... Read more »
Medications
Atorvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (e.g., LDL,... Read more »
Fenofibrate is used along with diet and exercise to help control levels of blood fats. It can help... Read more »
This medication is a combination of two drugs, ezetimibe and simvastatin. It is used along with a... Read more »
This product contains 2 medications, amlodipine and atorvastatin. Amlodipine is a calcium channel... Read more »
Related News
Cholesterol drug Niaspan may soon have "low flush" formula
October 02, 2008Kos Pharmaceuticals has asked the Food and Drug Administration for approval of a new form of its cholesterol medicine Niaspan. The new caplet is... Read summary »
Lipitor combo drug raises good cholesterol--and blood pressure
October 02, 2008New clinical trials for torcetrapib, a drug designed to raise HDL ("good") cholesterol, have found that the medication raises blood pressure. The... Read summary »
Pfizer: "Good" cholesterol drug can be taken without Lipitor
October 02, 2008Lipitor maker Pfizer has applied for approval for patients to take its new heart drug, torcetrapib, without requiring that they also take Lipitor.... Read summary »
Drugmaker seeks approval for new combo cholesterol pill
June 08, 2009Drugmakers have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve a new cholesterol medicine that combines TriLipix and Crestor. TriLipix works... Read summary »
Good Cholesterol Sometimes Bad
December 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you're not one of the 17 percent of Americans who have high cholesterol, you may consider yourself healthy overall. New... Read summary »
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