http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Cholesterol News, updated continuously. en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:02:16 PST Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/cholesterolplaysroleinheartfailurerisk.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/cholesterolplaysroleinheartfailureriskTue, 24 Nov 2009 20:48:30 PSTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Abnormal cholesterol levels can significantly increase the risk of heart failure, a new study has found.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_selenium_supplementation.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_selenium_supplementationTue, 24 Nov 2009 07:42:39 PSTReuters - Taking too much selenium, an essential mineral touted for immune boosting and anti-cancer benefits, could increase cholesterol levels by 10 percent and, as a result, raise the risk of heart disease, a new study suggests.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/incidenceofhighcholesteroldropsinus.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/incidenceofhighcholesteroldropsinusTue, 17 Nov 2009 20:48:55 PSTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The good news is that a new report shows the percentage of American adults with high LDL cholesterol, the "bad" kind that clogs arteries, decreased by about one-third between 1999 and 2006.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_high_cholesterol.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_high_cholesterolTue, 17 Nov 2009 13:37:47 PSTReuters - A US study on cholesterol released today contains both good and bad news:http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_heart_astrazeneca_women.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_heart_astrazeneca_womenTue, 17 Nov 2009 13:16:06 PSTReuters - A fresh look at data from a landmark study showed that AstraZeneca's powerful cholesterol fighter Crestor dramatically cut deaths, heart attacks and strokes in women at least as much as in men, providing new evidence of the drug's benefits in a previously understudied population.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_cholesterol_screening.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_cholesterol_screeningTue, 17 Nov 2009 13:14:19 PSTReuters - Many people in the United States are still not being screened for high levels of so-called bad cholesterol, and when they are found to have it, are often never treated, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_heart_merck_cetp.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_heart_merck_cetpTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:13 PSTReuters - High doses of an experimental heart medicine being developed by Merck & Co MRK.N continued to show beneficial effects on both good HDL and bad LDL cholesterol levels eight weeks after patients stopped taking the drug, in a mid-stage study.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_heart_isis.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_heart_isisTue, 17 Nov 2009 06:32:41 PSTReuters - An experimental drug for patients genetically disposed to extreme high cholesterol being developed by Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc and Genzyme Corp significantly lowered cholesterol in a pivotal late-stage study, according to data presented on Tuesday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/studyraisesnewquestionsaboutcholesteroldrugzetia.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/studyraisesnewquestionsaboutcholesteroldrugzetiaMon, 16 Nov 2009 20:49:19 PSTHealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new study raises more questions about ezetimibe (Zetia), a drug used by millions of Americans in tandem with statins to lower LDL, or "bad," cholesterol.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthdrugsmerck_20091116213544.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthdrugsmerck_20091116213544Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:35:07 PSTAFP - A new study has cast fresh doubt on the effectiveness of Zetia, a cholesterol drug produced by US pharmaceuticals giant Merck.