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What Are Benefits Of Cholesterol?
According to new research, diabetes lowers the heart-protecting benefits of HDL (good) cholesterol. But the good news is that researchers have also found that giving diabetics niacin, which raises good cholesterol, may restore this cholesterol's benefits.
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Vytorin® Crash and Burn? Is cholesterol dead?
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The JUPITER Study: Should everybody take Crestor?
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Choosing a Health Insurance Plan with High Cholesterol
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Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Study finds millions more may benefit from statins
Cholesterol-lowering statins could cut the risk of heart attacks in as many as 6.5 million Americans who have low cholesterol but high levels of a... Read more »
Lowering carbs may increase bad cholesterol
Losing weight provides many health benefits, but eating a low-carb diet to do so may result in higher levels of bad (LDL) cholesterol. Researchers in... Read more »
Study: Generic statins effective for most cholesterol patients...
Generic statins such as simvastatin provide the same cardiovascular benefits to the majority of high-cholesterol patients as more expensive statins,... Read more »
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