Cholesterol: Treatments
Statins and Aching Muscles
07/19/05, Johns Hopkins UniversityPatients taking cholesterol-lowering statins may sometimes experience aching muscles in their arms and legs, a common side effect of all statins. When…
Latest on Garlic Supplements: They Don't Lower Cholesterol
03/13/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityNow the largest garlic clinical trial to date, conducted by researchers at Stanford University, has found that neither raw garlic nor garlic tablets…
LDL: How Low Should You Go?
02/11/08, Johns Hopkins UniversityThe first step in establishing your LDL goal is to add up your risk factors. How many of these apply to you?
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Zetia Hysteria
03/10/08, Johns Hopkins UniversityFor treating high LDL cholesterol, I think it makes sense to prescribe the highest safe dose of statin that a patient can tolerate.
Cholesterol Ad Deconstructed
03/16/08, Johns Hopkins Universityannoying as they may be, the ads are at least correct: Studies have shown that adding Zetia to a statin lowers the total and LDL cholesterol levels…
Do We Need Another Statin?
11/10/09, Johns Hopkins UniversityIsn't adding another statin to the existing lineup just more of the same--an attempt by the drug companies to continue reaping huge profits? Well, yes…
Up With Statin, Down With Plaque
12/31/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityTwo aspects of a clinical trial called ASTEROID have allowed the demonstration of impressive reductions in the volume of atherosclerosis.
More Benefits From Statins
11/29/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityStatins are widely used as the most effective medications we have to lower cholesterol, and recent research shows that statins also reduce the size of…
Sudden Cardiac Death: Know Who's at Risk
11/07/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityPeople who receive CPR from bystanders have a higher chance of surviving and being discharged from the hospital alive.
Pick Up a Degree, Drop Your Heart Attack Risk
10/27/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityThough the association between education and reduced coronary risk is clear, the reason for it is not.
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