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UCLA Researchers Reconstitute Enzyme That Synthesizes Cholesterol Drug Lovastatin

05 November 2009

Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have for the first time successfully reconstituted in the laboratory the enzyme responsible for producing the blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin...
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Risk For High-Grade Prostate Cancer May Be Reduced By Low Cholesterol

04 November 2009

Men with lower cholesterol are less likely than those with higher levels to develop high-grade prostate cancer - an aggressive form of the disease with a poorer prognosis, according to results of a Johns Hopkins collaborative study...
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Answers And Some New Questions Concerning Cholesterol And Cancer

04 November 2009

A pair of studies in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, lay to rest the decades-long concern that lower total cholesterol may lead to cancer, and in fact lower cholesterol may reduce the risk of high-grade prostate cancer...
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Cholesterol News Articles Archive - Page 1

04 November 2009

Studies Negate Concerns That Low Cholesterol Leads To Some Cancers

29 October 2009

Statins Show Dramatic Drug And Cell Dependent Effects In The Brain

Ezetimibe Makes Atorvastatin More Efficient In Lowering Lipids In Men And Women Age 65 And Older

New CVD Guidelines And Position Papers

23 October 2009

Study Demonstrates LIVALO(R) Is An Efficacious Treatment For Achieving Lipid Goals

21 October 2009

Research Indicates Gaps In Care For Diabetes, Cholesterol, Hypertension Among The Uninsured

08 October 2009

Teaming Up For Heart Disease: ASU's Biodesign Institute And Singapore's National University Health System

05 October 2009

Cholesterol Important For Brain Development, Study

03 October 2009

Cholesterol Necessary For Brain Development

30 September 2009

Resverlogix RVX-208 Second Clinical Trial Demonstrates Success On Key Reverse Cholesterol Transport Markers

28 September 2009

Use Of Statins Favors The Wealthy, Creating New Social Disparities In Cholesterol

19 September 2009

Health Care Costs Driven Significantly Higher By Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors

18 September 2009

Middle Aged Men Lose 10 To 15 Years Of Life If They Smoke, Have High Blood Pressure And Cholesterol, Large Study

04 September 2009

Possible Medicinal Use For Kudzu, The Vine That Ate The South

02 September 2009

LIVALO(R) Demonstrates Sustained, Long-Term Efficacy And Tolerability In Patients With Primary Hypercholesterolemia Or Mixed Dyslipidemia

Nearly Half Of Statin-Treated Patients Not Currently Reaching LDL-C Target

New Study Shows Abnormal Lipid Levels Are Highly Common In Statin-Treated Patients

28 August 2009

Discovery Of 'Fatostatin' A Turnoff For Fat Genes

CVS Caremark Data Finds More Than 50 Percent Of Adults 45 Years And Younger Are Not Adherent To Cholesterol Lowering Medications

26 August 2009

The Immune System's Role In Bone Loss Uncovered By UCLA Scientists

24 August 2009

Cardiac Arrhythmias May Be Responsible For Sudden Death In People With High Cholesterol

20 August 2009

The Greatest Heart Disease Risk May Come From Little Known Type Of Cholesterol

New Treatment Option For Patients Not Reaching Cholesterol Targets On Statins, UK

19 August 2009

PTS, Inc. Hails New Study Linking High Cholesterol Levels To Increased Risk For Developing Alzheimer's Disease Or Vascular Dementia

18 August 2009

FDA Approves New Cholesterol-Lowering Drug

13 August 2009

Essentialis To Submit SPA For Hypertriglyceridemia

05 August 2009

Study Shows Even Moderately Elevated Cholesterol Level Boosts Dementia Risk

Obesity Is A Poor Gauge For Detecting High Cholesterol Levels In Children

FDA Approves LIVALO(R) For Primary Hypercholesterolemia And Combined Dyslipidemia

01 August 2009

Food Additive May One Day Help Control Blood Lipids And Reduce Disease Risk

31 July 2009

Women Show More Pronounced Health Benefits From Physical Activity

29 July 2009

Healthy Workers Could Get Bigger Insurance Breaks

09 July 2009

British Medical Journal Report Supports SCHS White Paper On Statins

08 July 2009

Cholesterol-Regulating Genes Identified By Scientists

Cholesterol Control Genes Found That May Point To Heart Disease Risk

07 July 2009

Statins May Be Linked To Muscle Damage

05 July 2009

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Initiates ApoB SNALP Phase 1 Clinical Trial

25 June 2009

Cardiologists' Study Shows Red Yeast Rice Cuts Cholesterol

18 June 2009

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Announces Final Lomitapide (AEGR-733) Phase II Data

17 June 2009

Study Demonstrates Efficacy Of Pitavastatin In Elderly Patients

Annals Of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet For June 16, 2009, Issue

13 June 2009

UCLA Study Discovers Enzyme That Controls 'Bad' Cholesterol

12 June 2009

Genetically Elevated Levels Of Lipoprotein Associated With Increased Risk Of Heart Attack

11 June 2009

High Levels Of Type Of Cholesterol Not Routinely Screened Linked To Heart Attacks

10 June 2009

Abbott And AstraZeneca Extend Relationship To Include Co-promotion Of TRILIPIX(R) (fenofibric Acid)

Abbott And AstraZeneca Submit New Drug Application To The FDA For CERTRIAD™, An Investigational Treatment For Mixed Dyslipidemia

Greater Cardiovascular Risk With Small LDL

09 June 2009

Plant-Based, Low-Carb Diet May Promote Weight Loss And Improve Cholesterol Levels

05 June 2009

Abbott And AstraZeneca Submit New Drug Application To The FDA For CERTRIAD(TM), An Investigational Treatment For Mixed Dyslipidemia

01 June 2009

Potent "Tomato Pill" Launched As New Approach To Treatment Of High Cholesterol

29 May 2009

Atherosclerosis Vaccine Development Receives EU Support

28 May 2009

What is Cholesterol? What Causes High Cholesterol?

AFFiRiS AG: Atherosclerosis Vaccine Development Receives EU Support

26 May 2009

Cholesterol Lowering Drugs May Help Prevent Stroke Recurrence

New Research Claims Cholesterol Drug Could Reduce Risk Of Amputations In People With Diabetes

24 May 2009

Genzyme And Isis Announce That Mipomersen Phase 3 Study In Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Met Primary Endpoint

19 May 2009

Essentialis Meets Primary Endpoint In Phase 2b Trial Of DCCR For Treatment Of Hypertriglyceridemia And Is Granted Extensive Patent Coverage In The US

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