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Do I Need Cholesterol Medication? Is My Cholesterol High? The Simple Truth. by Davis Liu Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 01 Oct 2010 12:25am

1 Comment The New York Times recently ran a piece that wondered if doctors were treating patients with cholesterol lowering medication unnecessarily because a web-based calculator... that total cholesterol and HDL (good) cholesterol, the age, gender, smoking status, blood pressure, and whether a person is taking blood pressure medication could provide an estimate Read on »

Phil Normalizes His Blood Pressure, No More Cholesterol Medications by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 10 Aug 2009 10:07pm get a load of Phil. Today, his blood pressure is normal and he doesn’t need his cholesterol medications: I read Eat to Live by coincidence. Just picked it up off the book.... I had to get off the blood pressure medication, so I thought I would give the plan a try. My weight is now 168. My blood pressure is normal and my cholesterol is 165 Read on »

50-year-old cholesterol medication makes a comeback? by Heartstrong Registered Nurse

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Posted Mon 07 Dec 2009 6:41pm last month. Three hundred and sixty three men and women with known heart disease or vascular disease were enrolled in this study. All of the patients LDL (bad) cholesterol levels were < 100 mg/dl (goal LDL in this high risk group is < 70) so the LDL was good but could be better. Their HDL (good) cholesterol levels were acceptable but a little low (< 50 mg Read on »

What role cholesterol medication? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:26pm A frequent conversation point among my patients, as well as participants in the www.trackyourplaque.com program, is "Are cholesterol medications really necessary... of a plaque-reversing effort. Insofar as we wish to get LDL to this goal, the statin cholesterol drugs like Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor, etc. may play a role. However, they should only Read on »

Seven Tips to Fix Your Cholesterol Without Medication by Mark Hyman, M.D. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 28 Jan 2011 2:40pm to an onslaught of pharmaceuticals designed to “lower cholesterol.” Statins are now the number one selling class of drugs in the nation and new cholesterol medications are produced every... of the majority of heart disease is not being diagnosed or treated by most physicians. For example, I recently saw a patient named Jim who had “normal” cholesterol levels yet was taking Read on »

Prescription Medications under Attack-Do Cholesterol and Blood Sugar Lowering Medications Make Sense? by Gina Nick Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm about AVANDIA Merck came out and said that VYTORIN, a popular drug used to lower blood cholesterol levels, did NOT slow the progression of heart disease. But wait..doesn’t high... that VYTORIN, a popular drug used to lower blood cholesterol levels, did NOT slow the progression of heart disease. But wait..doesn’t high cholesterol CAUSE heart disease? So wouldn Read on »

Is it right for scientists to put the links between cholesterol reducing medication and cancer down to ‘chance’? by Dr. John B. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 2:08am Back in July I wrote about a study (the so-called “SEAS” trial) in which two cholesterol agents (simvastatin and ezetimibe) taken in combination appeared to increase risk of cancer. The full results of this study were published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine [1] and can be read here. Alongside this [...] Read on »

Alternative to Statin Medications to Lower Cholesterol by Gina Nick Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Tue 16 Jun 2009 7:52pm suffer from muscle pain as a result of taking this class of cholesterol lowering drugs. Red yeast rice contains a naturally occurring lovastatin called monacolin K, however... rice extract at your local health food store. He advises working with a doctor if you are trying to lower your cholesterol and are seeking an alternative to statin medications Read on »

Alternative to Statin Medications to Lower Cholesterol by Gina Nick Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm suffer from muscle pain as a result of taking this class of cholesterol lowering drugs. Red yeast rice contains a naturally occurring lovastatin called monacolin K, however... rice extract at your local health food store. He advises working with a doctor if you are trying to lower your cholesterol and are seeking an alternative to statin medications Read on »

Diabetes And Anti-Cholesterol Agents Top Outpatient Medication Expenditures by John Shelmet Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:26am The "metabolic agents" (drugs lowering blood sugar and cholesterol) accounted for less than 29% of the prescriptions filled in 2006 by Americans, but accounted... used medications were those classified as "central nervous system" (CNS) drugs (includes analgesics or medications for pain). More than 45% of patients filling a prescription Read on »