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NLA News
Dr. Joseph Witztum Receives W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award, Drs. Jonathan Cohen, Edward Fisher, and Helen Hobbs, Receive NLA Honorary Lifetime Award Joseph L. Witztum, MD, received the first ever W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award during the annual Honors and... more
James A. Underberg, MD, Elected by NLA Members during the 2016 NLA Scientific Sessions in New Orleans The National Lipid Association (NLA) announces the appointment of James A. Underberg, MD, MS, FACPM, FACP, FASPC, FNLA, as president-elect. NLA members voted on the slate of new nominees during... more
(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... more
The 2015 Impact Factors were recently released and the Journal of Clinical Lipidology (JCL) saw yet another significant increase — from 3.904 (2014) to 4.906 (2015). The Journal is now ranked 23rd out of 253 journals in its category (pharmacology and pharmacy... more
The National Lipid Association (NLA) welcomes the results of the REVEAL trial which demonstrated that reductions in cholesterol levels with anacetrapib were associated with a reduction in cardiovascular events. Specifically, cholesterol drug anacetrapib produced reductions in low density... more
NLA Recognizes Several Renowned Lipidologists with Lifetime Member Awards at Annual Sessions Award Ceremony (LAS VEGAS, NV) - On Saturday, June 1, the National Lipid Association (NLA) will honor Daniel Steinberg, MD, PhD, with the Distinguished Achievement Award, the highest honor conferred by... more
(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... more
Part Two Provides New Recommendations for Managing Cholesterol in Diverse and Underrepresented Ethnic and Racial Groups Along with Recommendations that Cross the Life Span from Children to Seniors with Lifestyle Therapies as Foundation Pittsburgh — Today, the National Lipid Association (NLA)... more
The National Lipid Association has endorsed the following Guidelines: Management of Overweight and Obese Adults Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk The ACC and the American Heart Association (AHA), in collaboration with... more
The National Lipid Association (NLA) is excited to announce it has submitted a proposal to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to create new, specific ICD-10 codes for FH, which would include homozygous FH and heterozygous FH. The NCHS is the Federal agency responsible for revising the... more