2010

February

• Diet changes improve older adults’ cholesterol too -

• Diet changes improve older adults’ cholesterol too -

2009

December

• Supplement may offer a statin alternative for some -

November

• Selenium supplementation may boost cholesterol -

• Low cholesterol may be sign of undiagnosed cancer -

October

• Cholesterol necessary for brain development -

July

• Scientists identify cholesterol-regulating genes -

June

• More patients across the world lowering ‘bad’ cholesterol -

April

• PDAs, More Education Help Doctors Follow Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines -

• Statins cut stroke risk by one fifth, study finds -

• Evidence weak on new cholesterol tests: U.S. study -

February

• Statins cut strokes even with normal cholesterol -

• Few U.S. teens need cholesterol-lowering drugs -

January

• Researchers make synthetic HDL cholesterol: study -

• Synthetic HDL: A new weapon to fight cholesterol problems -

2008

December

• Aggressive cholesterol lowering has benefits: study -

• Study associates 11 new gene sites with cholesterol, triglyceride levels -

• Researchers learn that some ‘good cholesterol’ isn’t good enough -

September

• Cholesterol in the News: Answers and More Questions -

August

• High Cholesterol Levels Drop Naturally in Children on High-Fat Antiseizure Diet -

• Lowering Cholesterol Early in Life Could Save Lives -

July

• Red yeast rice, fish oil fight high cholesterol -

• Fish oil and red yeast rice studied for lowering blood cholesterol -

June

• Gene Variants Linked to Metabolic Syndrome and HDL Cholesterol Levels -

• Genetically-Caused Low HDL Cholesterol Not Linked With Higher Risk of Heart Disease -

May

• Less frequent cholesterol checks okay with a statin -

April

• Chocolate bar shown to lower cholesterol -

• New research shows neuroprotective effect of lovastatin -

March

• Vytorin expert panel says ‘go back to statins’ -

• Two cholesterol drugs better than one for diabetics -

• Genes that protect against atherosclerosis identified -

• Study Shows Cholesterol-lowering Power of Dietitian Visits -

February

• Total cholesterol tied to risk of plaque rupture -

• Prions link cholesterol to neurodegeneration -

• Making Statins Even Better -

• Children May Have Cholesterol Problems, Too -

• Colestipol Reduces Cholesterol Levels -

January

• Study locates cholesterol genes; finds surprises about good, bad cholesterol -

• Researchers Report Breakthrough in Lowering Cholesterol, Fatty Acids -

2007

December

• Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs and the Risk of Hemorrhagic Stroke -

November

• Not Enough ‘Good’ Cholesterol Makes It Harder to Recover from Stroke -

October

• More on mate tea: lower cholesterol and an international agreement -

• Cholesterol metabolism links early- and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease -

• Low maternal cholesterol tied to premature birth -

September

• One in Six Americans Never Has Had Their Cholesterol Checked -

• Older American Women Better Informed About Cholesterol than Younger Women -

• How Atorvastatin Reduces Cholesterol and Fats in Blood Vessels -

• New Method Speeds Up Gene Discovery, Pinpoints Cholesterol Gene -

August

• Why bad things can happen to the heart when ‘good’ cholesterol goes bad -

• Ability to Cope with Stress Can Increase ‘Good’ Cholesterol in Older White Men -

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