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• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

Overview

Because of its reputation as a risk factor for Heart disease, people tend to think of cholesterol only in negative terms. But cholesterol is an important component of cell…


 

High Blood Cholesterol
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

High Blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart attack, the leading cause of death in America. Cholesterol is a waxy substance your body produces to help it function…


 

ZOCOR (Simvastatin)
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

What ZOCOR is used for

Zocor helps to lower high cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Everyone has cholesterol and triglycerides in their blood. They are types of blood fat needed by the body for many things.

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When Blood Cholesterol Becomes a Problem
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

Two types of lipoproteins and their quantity in the blood are main factors in Heart disease risk:


 

What Is High Blood Cholesterol?
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

Cholesterol levels are determined through chemical analysis of a blood sample taken from a finger prick or from a vein in the arm. Home cholesterol kits, first approved in 1993, test only…


 

Treating High Blood Cholesterol
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

When a patient without Heart disease is first diagnosed with elevated blood cholesterol, doctors often prescribe a program of diet, exercise, and weight loss to bring levels down. National Cholesterol Education…


 

Other Drug Treatments
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

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  • Nicotinic acid (niacin)-This lowers total and LDL cholesterol and raises HDL cholesterol. It also can lower triglycerides. Because the dose needed for treatment is about 100 times more than…

 

Reduce High Blood Cholesterol
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

The level of cholesterol in the bloodstream greatly affects the risk of developing Heart disease. The higher the level of blood cholesterol, the greater the risk for Heart disease…


 

Food for Thought
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

One of the main ways blood cholesterol can reach undesirable levels is through a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol. Fatty cholesterol deposits can collect in blood vessels, raising the risk of

 

What is cholesterol?
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

Cholesterol has a good side because it is needed for certain important body functions. But for many Americans, cholesterol also has an evil side. When present in excessive amounts, it can injure blood vessels…


 

High blood cholesterol: FAQ
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

Question: Do I need to worry about lowering my blood cholesterol now that I’m over 65?
Answer: Yes. Older Americans have the Nation’s highest rate of Coronary heart disease (CHD) and can…


 

How does high blood cholesterol affect your risk for heart disease?
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

Cholesterol is a fatty substance produced by the liver to help meet the body’s need for hormones and bile acids. It also enters the body when…


 

How can you lower your blood cholesterol?
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 07 05

Reducing your blood cholesterol level can greatly lessen the chances of developing Coronary heart disease. Most people can lower their blood cholesterol by changing their diet, losing excess weight, and…


 

High Blood cholesterol: Other medications
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 06 05

In addition to cholesterol lowering and control of the other risk factors, including Diabetes, there are other treatments to help lower your risk from Heart disease. Aspirin, a…


 

What Do Your Cholesterol Numbers Mean?
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 06 05

Everyone age 20 and older should have their cholesterol measured at least once every 5 years. It is best to have a blood test called a “lipoprotein profile” to find out…


 

How Does Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease?
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 06 05

When there is too much cholesterol (a fat-like substance) in your blood, it builds up in the walls of your arteries. Over time, this buildup causes “hardening of the arteries” so…


 

The Benefits of Cholesterol Lowering
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 06 05

Recent studies have shown that cholesterol lowering in people without Heart disease greatly reduces their risk for developing CHD, including Heart Attacks and CHD-related death. This…


 

What does cholesterol have to do with heart disease?
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 06 05

The Framingham Heart Study established that High Blood cholesterol is a risk factor for Coronary heart disease (CHD).


 

Why Is Cholesterol Important?
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 06 05

Your blood cholesterol level has a lot to do with your chances of getting Heart disease. High Blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for

 

What Makes Your Cholesterol High or Low?
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 06 05

Your blood cholesterol level is affected not only by what you eat but also by how quickly your body makes LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and disposes of it. In…


 

How to stay on your Cholesterol- Lowering Medication
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Aug 06 05

The first step to staying on your medication is understanding what you are taking and why.


 

Cholesterol Lowering Medications
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Jul 25 05

To reach an LDL-cholesterol goal of less than 100 mg/dL, you may need to take a cholesterol-lowering medicine in addition to making the life habit changes already mentioned. Heart disease…


 

What Is High Blood Cholesterol?
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Jul 25 05

Too much cholesterol (ko-LES-ter-ol) in the blood, or high blood cholesterol, can be serious. People with high blood cholesterol have a greater chance of getting heart disease. High blood cholesterol itself does…


 

Statins
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Jul 25 05

There are currently five statin drugs on the market in the United States: lovastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin, fluvastatin, and atorvastatin (cerivastatin was withdrawn from the market by the manufacturer in August 2001). The major effect of the…


 

Fibrates
• High Blood cholesterol articles • Jul 24 05

The cholesterol-lowering drugs called fibrates are primarily effective in lowering triglycerides and, to a lesser extent, in increasing HDL-cholesterol levels. Gemfibrozil, the fibrate most widely used in the United States, can be very effective…


 
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