The National Lipid Association ("NLA") plays an important role in reaching out to healthcare professionals, patients, and other groups. Our members guide research, discover new therapies, and engage in high quality medical practice.

The NLA offers educational opportunities that help translate scientific and medical progress into the efficient delivery of effective medical care, develops resources that guide our members in advancing medical care, and provides a forum for presenting new skills and scientific developments.

Further analysis from the Atherothrombosis Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome with Low HDL/High Triglycerides: Impact on Global Health (AIM-HIGH) trial was presented on November 15, 2011, at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2011 Scientific Sessions.

On February 28, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved crucial changes to the safety label for statins. The changes are based upon the FDA's further review of the data and are as follows:

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

For heart health, you're supposed to know your numbers: total cholesterol, the bad LDL kind and the good HDL kind.

Associated Press - November 7, 2011