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VAP Cholesterol Test Identifies Treatment Effects Of Combination Therapy

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:25:26 -0600

Using the VAP Cholesterol Test from Atherotech, Inc., investigators led by Michel Farnier M.D., of Point Medical, Rond Point de la Nation, Dijon, France, have reported beneficial changes in lipoprotein subclasses and LDL particle size using combination therapy. The information could be helpful to physicians because of the known association between abnormal lipoprotein subfractions and increased cardiovascular risk in patients with mixed hyperlipidemia.

Study Prompts Expanded Use Of Crestor, Increase Health Care Costs

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:57:56 -0600

Use of the cholesterol medication Crestor, manufactured by AstraZeneca, to prevent cardiovascular events in patients who do not have high cholesterol levels but have high levels of C-reactive protein would increase U.S. health care costs by $10 billion annually, according to an analysis released on Monday, USA Today reports (Sternberg, USA Today, 11/10).

Media Hype Over Crestor May Be Hazardous To Your Health

hareyan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:19:21 -0600

Major new media outlets have become very exited over Crestor, which is a cholesterol-lowering drug produced by AstraZeneca and is within a classification of drugs called “Statins”. The manufacturer began a four-year study called “Jupiter” and ended it after two years claiming astounding results.

Lower Cholesterol Naturally: Add fortified foods to your grocery list

hareyan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:32:46 -0600

There is a new way in town that can block disease-building plaque from your arteries and can lower your cholesterol naturally. The plant stanols and plant sterols, both known as phytosterols. Actually, these substances have been around for a long time and are found naturally in fruit, vegetables, nuts and oils.

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Statins Show Promise For Blood Clot Prevention

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:31:00 -0500

Statins, the class of drugs commonly used for lowering cholesterol, are now showing promise at preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or blood clots, an affliction that occurs in nearly 2 million Americans each year.

Statins Do Not Increase ALS Risk

hareyan — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:04:41 -0500

A new long-term study has shown that there is no link between cholesterol lowering drug statins and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had received notes to Adverse Event Reporting System linking cholesterol lowering statins to ALS. The numbers of those reports were higher than it was expected to be. This is why FDA started examining the possible link between Lou Gehrig's disease and and statins to ensure patient safety.

Inhibiting Cholesterol-Associated Protein Reduces High-Risk Blockages In Arteries

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:43:27 -0500

Using the drug darapladib, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues have inhibited a cholesterol-and immune system-associated protein, thereby reducing the development of heart-disease plaques that may cause death, heart attacks, and strokes in a pig model of atherosclerosis and diabetes. The study appeared online this week in Nature Medicine.

Know Your Cholesterol To Reduce Heart Attack, Stroke Risks

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:19:20 -0500

September is national Cholesterol Awareness Month, a good time to remind people that keeping cholesterol at healthy levels over a lifetime dramatically reduces one's risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a University of Iowa researcher and clinician.

Cholesterol lowering drugs, cancer risk not supported with evidence

hareyan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:36:56 -0500

No link between cholesterol-lowering medication and increased cancer risk.

Scientists in Oxford published data last week from the ongoing SHARP and IMPROVE-IT clinical trials, which shows no evidence for a link between cholesterol-lowering medication and an increased risk of cancer.

The data was collected in response to evidence previously reported from the SEAS trial – also published today – which suggested that such a link did exist.

Dr Mike Knapton, Director of Prevention and Care at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said:

Discoverer Of Cholesterol Lowering Drugs Receives Lasker Award

hareyan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:02:09 -0500

Akira Endo wins The Lasker award for the discovery of the statins - drugs with remarkable LDL-cholesterol-lowering properties that have revolutionized the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease.