A comprehensive new review on how to treat high cholesterol and other blood lipid problems suggests that intensive treatment with high doses of statin drugs is usually the best approach.
Ideas, Inventions And Innovations Blog - October 15, 2012
NLA in the News
Experiencing side effects such as muscle-related pain or weakness was the top reason why patients stopped taking statins, according to results from a large survey.
MedPage Today - June 22, 2012
Real doctors helping real people. Powered by NYU Langone Medical Center.
Doctor's Radio: Sirius XM station - June 19, 2012
Actor John O'Hurley and Dr. Eliot Brinton talk about the seriousness of having high cholesterol and ways to effectively manage the condition.
Los Angeles Times Website - June 19, 2012
John O'Hurley fights high cholesterol.
Fox and Friends, FOX News - June 18, 2012
A few weeks ago, FDA announced that cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins would have to carry warnings that side effects can include, among other things, possible memory loss.
WebMD, April 2, 2012
Heart disease is the biggest killer in the country. But an argument is raging about a popular way of preventing it.
Wall Street Journal - January 23, 2012
When Kennedi Thompson started developing xanthomas – fatty deposits that appear as white, raised bumps on the skin – her parents initially thought she was having an allergic reaction.
Fox News - January 18, 2012
Further results from the two phase 3 trials of the omega-3 fatty acid product ethyl eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) (AMR101, Amarin), which showed the agent reduced triglycerides without increasing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and reduced the number of atherogenic particles, were presented last week at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2011 Scientific Sessions.
The Heart.org - November 24, 2011
All U.S. children between the ages of 9 and 11 should be screened for high cholesterol, according to new guidelines endorsed by the nation's leading group of pediatricians.
U.S. News & World Report - November 11, 2011
