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Unhealthy cholesterol levels are a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. When lifestyle changes like diet and exercise aren't enough to lower cholesterol, medications can help. A new national survey commissioned ...
Jan 27, 2026
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A widely used blood pressure medication is being pulled from shelves after testing suggested some batches may contain traces of other drugs.
Dec 9, 2025
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Low cholesterol can reduce the risk of dementia, a new University of Bristol-led study with more than a million participants has shown.
Oct 13, 2025
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A new drug combo lowers "bad" LDL cholesterol for people whose levels remain high even after taking statins. The new pill pairs a new drug called obicetrapib with an existing one, ezetimibe. In a Phase 3 clinical trial, this ...
May 8, 2025
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Cardiovascular disease is by far the most common cause of death worldwide, and myocardial infarction is the most common acute event. For those who survive a myocardial infarction, the risk of a new heart attack is greatest ...
Apr 14, 2025
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The largest analysis to examine the best way to lower levels of "bad" cholesterol in patients with blocked arteries shows that they should immediately be given a combination of a statin and another drug called ezetimibe, ...
Mar 23, 2025
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Past studies have suggested that taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may lower individuals' risk of developing liver cancer. In a new study of non-statin cholesterol-lowering medications, one type was linked to lower ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Women with heart disease are less often treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs than men, according to research presented today at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology ...
Apr 25, 2024
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Statins have become the miracle medicine of modern heart care, lowering cholesterol levels and and guarding against heart attacks in millions of Americans.
Mar 5, 2024
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UCLA researchers have described a previously unknown step in the complex process by which dietary cholesterol is processed in the intestines before being released into the bloodstream—potentially revealing a new pathway ...
Nov 9, 2023
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