2014

July

• Cholesterol activates signaling pathway that promotes cancer -
  
  
  

March

• Cholesterol levels vary by season, get worse in colder months -
  
  
  

2013

November

• Early statin therapy helps kids with inherited high cholesterol -
  
  
  

October

• A mother’s high cholesterol before pregnancy can be passed on to her children -
  
  
  

• When it comes to the good cholesterol, fitness trumps weight -
  
  
  

July

• Unnecessary repeat cholesterol tests common: study -
  
  
  

June

• Specialized treatment helps cholesterol patients who suffer side effects from statins -
  
  
  

April

• Researchers Find New Way to Clear Cholesterol From the Blood -

• Cholesterol buildup links atherosclerosis and macular degeneration -

January

• Merck CEO says jury out on raising good cholesterol -

2012

December

• FDA OKs Drug for Rare Lipid Disorder -

November

• For cholesterol tests, fasting may not be required -
  
  
  

• New Drug Significantly Lowers Bad Cholesterol -

October

• Canadian scientists discover cause of high cholesterol -

• Higher-dose use of certain statins often best for cholesterol issues -

September

• Vitamin D supplements do not improve cholesterol as previous research suggested -

August

• Photographic cholesterol test -

June

• Researchers Identify Changes in Cholesterol Metabolic Pathways -

April

• Cholesterol levels continue to drop -

March

• Monthly shots of Amgen drug slash cholesterol up to 66 percent -

February

• Study supports soy cholesterol benefits for some -

2011

December

• New advance announced in reducing ‘bad’ cholesterol -

November

• Cholesterol drugs safe, even after a decade of use -

• Green tea shows small effect on cholesterol -

• Cleveland Clinic researcher reports that evacetrapib can increase HDL (good) cholesterol 128 percent -

September

• Targeting cholesterol to fight deadly brain cancers -

• Astra’s Crestor drug fails to beat Pfizer’s Lipitor -

August

• Diet alone helps lower bad cholesterol: study -

June

• ‘Good’ cholesterol function as important as its levels -

May

• Super-sticky ‘ultra-bad’ cholesterol revealed in people at high risk of heart disease -

March

• ‘Good cholesterol’ structure identified, could help explain protective effects -

February

• Eggs are now naturally lower in cholesterol -

January

• Questions over statin prescribing -

2010

December

• Quitting smoking improves cholesterol -

November

• Diabetes may clamp down on brain cholesterol -

• Mid-Life Cholesterol Levels Not Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease -

• Monounsaturated fats boost “good” cholesterol -

October

• ‘Natural’ statins vary in quality, study finds -

September

• Scientists find gene for high cholesterol in blood -

• Compounds in non-stick cookware may be associated with elevated cholesterol in children and teens -

July

• Good cholesterol may mean little for statin users -

• All kids should have cholesterol tests: study -

• Cholesterol’s other way out -

May

• More “Good” Cholesterol is Not Always Good for Your Health -

• MicroRNA and host gene play key role in regulating cholesterol pathways -

• High cholesterol levels affect mobilization of cells from the bone marrow -

• Fasting May Not be Needed for Children’s Cholesterol Tests -

March

• Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough, says study -

• Calcium and vitamin D may not cut cholesterol -

February

• Low-carb diet can increase bad cholesterol levels -

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