Cholesterol Management News & Features
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LGBTQ Adults Often Miss Out on Cholesterol Meds
Of the 12% of respondents who identified as LGB, less than 21% were taking statins for primary prevention, compared with nearly 44% of non-LGB adults.
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A Doctor’s Approach to Breaking Barriers
You know you should manage your cholesterol, but a busy lifestyle can make that tough to do. A health care provider offers insight on some common obstacles to controlling your cholesterol, as well as ways to break through them.
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New Treatments and Ones on the Horizon
An expert shares new discoveries that are changing the lives of people with high cholesterol for the better.
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Know Your Cholesterol Numbers
Endocrinologist Robert Eckel discusses the importance of knowing your cholesterol numbers, why some types are “bad,” and what you can do to keep your cholesterol under control.
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How I Stick to a Heart-Healthy Game Plan
Living a heart-healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to be boring or tasteless. Jenny Petz shares the small tweaks that let her beat her cholesterol numbers while enjoying life -- and her favorite foods -- to the fullest.
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My Defensive Strategy
If you have high cholesterol, how do you manage it instead of letting it manage you? Get some strategy tips from someone who does it every day.
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Statins Going Generic Saved Medicare Billions
Statins are the most popular type of cholesterol-lowering drug in the United States, prescribed to more than 35 million people.
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75 or Older? Statins Can Still Benefit Your Heart
75 or Older? Statins Can Benefit Your Heart By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with healthy hearts probably would benefit from taking a cholesterol-lowering statin, a new study contends.People 75 and older who were free of heart disease and prescribed a statin wound up with a 25% lower risk of death from any cause and a 20% lower risk of heart-related death, researchers reported July 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association."Based on these data, age is not a reason to not prescribe statins," said lead
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FDA Approves New Cholesterol Drug
Nexletol is a daily pill approved for people with a genetic predisposition for high cholesterol and for heart disease patients who need to further reduce their bad cholesterol.
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Cholesterol Drugs Might Help Curb Prostate Cancers
The study couldn't prove cause and effect, but it found that statins, taken alone or with metformin, did seem associated with an increase in survival.
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Especially in the Young, Cholesterol Is No Friend to the Heart
The new global study involved data on more than 400,000 people from 38 different trials. Their health was tracked for an average of more than 13 years, but some were followed for up to 43 years.
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Heart Experts Support Use of Prescription Fish Oil
While the AHA comes out in favor of prescription fish oil supplements, it does not do the same for over-the-counter supplements.
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New Cholesterol Drugs' Cost Put Patients at Risk
Patients are 16% more likely to have a heart-related health crisis if their PCSK9 prescription is rejected than if it is covered and filled for a year, according to researchers.
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Bad Info May Be Scaring Patients Away From Statins
Experts say doctors need to come up with better ways to talk with patients about statins and the drugs' perceived side effects, especially if the person has stopped taking them.
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How Red Yeast Supplement Damaged One Woman's Liver
Red yeast rice supplements are made by mixing fermented steamed rice with food fungus. It's commonly used as an alternative to statins to lower high cholesterol.
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Are Eggs the Cholesterol Enemy Again?
As Americans have embraced low-carb diets, many have turned to eggs as a reliable protein source. According to industry data, the average American will eat more eggs in 2019 than any time for the past 20 years.
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New Drug Could Help Tough-to-Treat Cholesterol
After a year of testing, the new drug, bempedoic acid, lowered "bad" LDL cholesterol levels by 18 percentage points, researchers found.
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New, Pricey Cholesterol Meds May Not Be Worth It
The new drug’s price would have to be reduced by 86 percent to be considered cost-effective for treating "bad" LDL cholesterol.
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Study: Statins’ Benefits Solid, Side Effects Rare
The benefits of statins are clear, and side effects from the cholesterol-fighting drugs are rare, according to a new analysis of decades of scientific research.
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New Cholesterol Guidelines Focus on Personalized Approach
Nearly one of every three American adults have high levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol, which contributes to fatty plaque buildup and narrowing of the arteries, the AHA said. People with LDL levels of 100 mg/dL or lower tend to have lower rates of heart disease and stroke.
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Could Too Much 'Good' HDL Cholesterol Be Bad for You?
Very high blood levels of the “good” HDL cholesterol may actually be bad for you, new research suggest. The study linked it to a higher risk for heart attack, and even death, among patients who already had heart problems or who faced a higher risk of developing heart disease.
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Most With Very High Cholesterol Missing Right Meds
The investigators also looked at a subgroup of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic disorder that causes extremely high cholesterol that increases the risk of early heart disease.
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New Theory On Stents' Usefulness Makes 'Big Waves'
Heart experts are cautiously embracing the results of a new, landmark clinical trial that questions the value of opening blocked arteries to relieve chest pain.
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Do Statins Raise Odds for Type 2 Diabetes?
Maybe, but heart benefits likely outweigh any potential risk from the drugs, experts say
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Statins Help Healthy People Drop 'Bad' Cholesterol
Study found taking them lowered risk of heart disease, death in those with high LDL levels
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