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(LAS VEGAS, NV) - The National Lipid Association (NLA) installed Matthew K. Ito, PharmD, FCCP, CLS, FNLA, as President at its Annual Scientific Sessions on May 29, 2013. Dr. Ito is Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of the Cardiovascular Pharmacodynamics Laboratory at Oregon State University/Oregon Health & Science University, and was a founding member of the Pacific Lipid Association (PLA). Dr. Ito served as the PLA President from 2009-2010.

NLA Recognizes Several Renowned Lipidologists with Lifetime Member Awards at Annual Sessions Award Ceremony

(LAS VEGAS, NV) - Following a National Lipid Association (NLA) Consensus Conference held September 16, 2012, national leaders in the field of lipidology authored a consensus statement representing the most comprehensive review yet published on the impact of disturbances in calorie balance on lipid and cholesterol levels. Lipid specialists are health care professionals whose aim is to reduce deaths related to high cholesterol and other cardiometabolic disorders. The statement provides the best scientific support to date on the connection between obesity and heart disease.