2006

August

• Reducing Cholesterol Levels Can Reduce Stroke Risk by 16 Percent

• Boosting the “Good” Cholesterol

July

• Marinating meat may cut cholesterol compounds

June

• Biggest Reduction in Bad Cholesterol Ever Achieved in a Clinical Trial

• Should we lower cholesterol as much as possible?

May

• Cutting carbs can lower cholesterol

• Nutritional supplement policosanol does not lower cholesterol levels

• Trendy supplement doesn’t lower cholesterol

April

• Two Popular Statins Go Generic, Paving Way for Savings

• Cholesterol-lowering food combo effective

• Direct link between high cholesterol levels and prostate cancer

• High levels of HDL cholesterol more important than low levels of LDL

• Enriched fruit drink can lower cholesterol

March

• HDL cholesterol level predicts heart events

• Long term reduction in LDL cholesterol dramatically reduces risk of heart disease

• Lowering Cholesterol Early in Life Protects Against Heart Disease Later

• Scientists develop new research mice to help understand “good” cholesterol

• Special Mice Help Scientists Explore the Complexities of Cholesterol

• Pills containing plant sterols lower LDL cholesterol

February

• Foods Fortified with Plant Sterols, Stanols Can Lower Cholesterol

• Updated optional cholesterol goals hard to reach

• Low-Carbohydrate Diets Appear Effective, But May Raise Cholesterol Levels

• Red grapefruit appears to lower cholesterol, fight heart disease

• Many at-risk people aren’t getting adequate cholesterol treatment

January

• Statement of Facts: Soy and Cholesterol

• Statins account for 81% of first-line therapies for dyslipidemia treatment

• Pfizer says Lipitor shown safe at highest dose

• Skipping Breakfast may actually cause health problems

• Skin cholesterol content identifies artery risk

• “Bad” LDL cholesterol may benefit elderly

2005

December

• Statins useful in heart patients with very low LDL

• High cholesterol may lead to high blood pressure in men

• Diet Important to Lower Cholesterol Even When Taking Medication

November

• Stress may raise cholesterol in some

• Soy Improves Cholesterol Profile in Postmenopausal Women

• Pfizer says cholesterol drug promising in trials

• Aggressive Lowering of LDL-Cholesterol Level Shows Limited Benefit

• Baby’s genes affect mom’s cholesterol levels

• Statins of little benefit in those with high HDL

October

• Zocor curbs smoking-related lung damage, in rats

• Pravastatin is highly effective in lowering the risk of heart attack

• Very low cholesterol levels appear to be safe

• Cholesterol Is Hitting New Lows for Americans

• Statins appear to enhance bone health in men, too

September

• Low cholesterol linked to Parkinson’s risk in men

• Anti-cholesterol drug ‘lifesaver’

• Scientists find wider uses for cholesterol drugs

August

• Statin use linked to lower prostate cancer risk

• Hormone linked to sugar control in diabetics

• Dietary changes that may be helpful

• Lifestyle changes that may be helpful

• The Statins… Doing More Than Lowering Your Cholesterol?

• Does lowering LDL cholesterol prevent heart attacks and strokes?

• Dietary Therapy Controls High Blood Cholesterol

• High Blood cholesterol: Sample Menus

• What are lipid-altering medications?

• High Blood cholesterol: Glossary of terms

• The recommended treatment: A blood cholesterol-lowering diet

• Why is HDL the good cholesterol?

• What are LDL and HDL cholesterol?

• Nicostatin (Niacin/Lovastatin) Reduces Cholesterol, Triglyceride Levels

• Cholesterol Lowering Treat

• High Blood Triglycerides Are Independent Risk Factor For Stroke

• Cholesterol: high blood levels

• Cholesterol too high? Medications can help

• What foods should I avoid?

• Measuring blood cholesterol

• Looking for High blood cholesterol

• High blood cholesterol

• High Blood Cholesterol

• ZOCOR (Simvastatin)

• When Blood Cholesterol Becomes a Problem

• What Is High Blood Cholesterol?

• Treating High Blood Cholesterol

• Other Drug Treatments

• Reduce High Blood Cholesterol

• Food for Thought

• What is cholesterol?

• High blood cholesterol: FAQ

• How does high blood cholesterol affect your risk for heart disease?

• How can you lower your blood cholesterol?

• High Blood cholesterol: Other medications

• What Do Your Cholesterol Numbers Mean?

• How Does Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease?

• The Benefits of Cholesterol Lowering

• What does cholesterol have to do with heart disease?

• Why Is Cholesterol Important?

• What Makes Your Cholesterol High or Low?

• How to stay on your Cholesterol- Lowering Medication

July

• Cholesterol Lowering Medications

• What Is High Blood Cholesterol?

• Statins

• Fibrates

• Nicotinic acid

• Bile acid sequestrants

• Balance of “good” fats may help lower cholesterol