News and Features Related to Cholesterol Management

1. Fish Oil, Red Yeast Rice Cut Cholesterol
   

   July 23, 2008 -- Supplements of fish oil and red yeast rice, coupled with lifestyle changes in diet and exercise habits, can reduce cholesterol as much as standard cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins, according to a new study. But the study's lead author, David J. Becker, MD, a cardiol

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2. High Cholesterol Risks: Top 2 Dangers
   

   A lot of people don't take the risks of high cholesterol very seriously. After all, one out of five people have high cholesterol. A staggering 50% of Americans have levels above the suggested limit. Could something so common really be a serious health risk? Unfortunately, yes. Cholesterol is a direc

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3. High Cholesterol Treatment -- What Works?
   

   If you've just been diagnosed with high cholesterol, you may be worried. After all, along with your age, genes, and other factors, high cholesterol is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease, heart attack, and stroke. But while you can't turn back the clock or yank out unhealthy genes from you

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4. Statin Drug Crestor Slows Artery Plaque
   

   April 1, 2008 (Chicago) -- A trial of the statin drug Crestor has been halted early due to "unequivocal evidence" that it reduces heart attacks, strokes, and deaths due to cardiovascular disease in people with no signs of heart disease, says manufacturer AstraZeneca. The details of the trial have no

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5. Vytorin’s Shortcoming a Boon for Statins
   

   March 31, 2008 (Chicago) -- When it comes to cholesterol lowering, it's time to return to the basics -- statins. So concludes an expert panel that analyzed the full results of the controversial study of the newer anti-cholesterol pill Vytorin. Early findings from the study showed that Vytorin, which

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6. Cholesterol Testing Not Enough for Some
   

   March 27, 2008 -- People at high risk for heart attacks and strokes may need even more aggressive cholesterol control than is currently recommended, experts now say. In a joint statement released Thursday by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the ex

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7. 9 Genes May Sway Cholesterol Levels
   

   March 20, 2008 -- Your cholesterol levels may be affected by at least nine genes, and those genes may sway your cardiovascular risk, a new study shows. In the study, certain variations in those nine genes were linked to HDL ("good") and LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels, and also to the odds of dying f

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8. High Cholesterol? Dietitian May Help
   

   March 7, 2008 -- Looking to tame your high cholesterol? New research shows what results you might get if you consult a registered dietitian. The University of Michigan's Katherine Rhodes, PhD, RD, and colleagues studied data on 219 U.S. adults with high cholesterol. All of the patients consulted a r

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9. Not All Trans Fats Are Equally Risky
   

   March 7, 2008 -- Trans fats have long been the bane of dietitians because they raise levels of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol and lower "good" HDL cholesterol levels -- which increase the risk of heart disease. Yet two new studies show that not all trans fats are created equal, and natural trans fa

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10. Study Links Statin Use to Tendon Injury
    

    Feb. 28, 2008 -- New research suggests a link between the use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and tendon injury, but the study falls short of proving an association, a cholesterol expert tells WebMD. Millions of people worldwide use medications like Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor, and other statins to

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