Can Good Cholesterol Cure Big Pharma?

"Big pharma is in a bad fix--and companies are increasingly turning to good cholesterol as the solution."

Can Good Cholesterol Cure Big Pharma? - Forbes.com

Stress triggers high cholesterol

"FOR some people, the body's reaction to stress may raise the odds of developing high cholesterol, new study results suggest."

The Australian: Stress triggers high cholesterol [November 30, 2005]

Cholesterol Managment: Company ready to launch unique heart-health drink onto the market

"The company has developed a drink that reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke, which will be launched in January."

icLiverpool - Company ready to launch unique heart-health drink onto the market

The cholesterol game: Raising 'good cholesterol' may be more important than lowering 'bad'

" Despite all the emphasis in recent years on reducing cholesterol levels to prevent heart disease, there's a growing sentiment among physicians and researchers that raising cholesterol levels may be more important. The caveat, of course, is that they're talking about two different numbers."


Springfield News: The cholesterol game: Raising ?good cholesterol? may be more important than lowering 'bad'

The shorter your fuse, the higher your cholesterol

"Stress can be bad for the human body, but it seems to affect some people a lot more than others."

The Globe and Mail: The shorter your fuse, the higher your cholesterol

High Cholesterol in Diabetes May Harm Vision

"Aggressive treatment to lower high cholesterol in patients with type 1 diabetes, also known as "juvenile diabetes," an autoimmune disease that typically develops at a young age, could protect their vision as well as their cardiovascular health, a new study suggests. "

High Cholesterol in Diabetes May Harm Vision - PakTribune

Study Shows New Role for HDL 'Good' Cholesterol

"When older people are given statins, their levels of "good" HDL cholesterol may be a more important indicator of cardiac risk than levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol, new research suggests."


Study Shows New Role for HDL 'Good' Cholesterol - Yahoo! News

Cholesterol drug may also aid learning / Testing of statin in adults and kids to start within weeks

"Lovastatin, a widely used cholesterol-lowering drug, reverses common learning disabilities in mice, offering the first hope for a treatment of the problem in humans, UCLA researchers reported Monday."

Cholesterol drug may also aid learning / Testing of statin in adults and kids to start within weeks

Cholesterol Management: Statins of little benefit in those with high HDL

"Findings from a new study suggest that doctors should use "good" (HDL) cholesterol levels to determine which elderly patients are most likely to benefit from statin therapy."

Statins of little benefit in those with high HDL - Yahoo! News

Many unsure of new cholesterol guidelines

"Ninety-seven percent of U.S. adults with high cholesterol report awareness of the update to the national cholesterol guidelines published last year.

However, only 64 percent of these adults know that LDL is the 'bad' cholesterol and more than one-third cite a number significantly higher than the guidelines' recommendation for healthy cholesterol levels, according to a Harris Interactive survey of 1,729 adults."



United Press International - NewsTrack - Many unsure of new cholesterol guidelines

Cholesterol-Busting Drugs Help After Kidney Transplant

"Giving cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to kidney transplant recipients may reduce their increased risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular events, a Norwegian study found."


- Forbes.com

Study Shows New Role for HDL 'Good' Cholesterol

"When older people are given statins, their levels of "good" HDL cholesterol may be a more important indicator of cardiac risk than levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol, new research suggests."


- Forbes.com

Cholesterol on decline

"The good news is Americans appear to have gotten the message that high levels of destructive cholesterol left to accumulate in their blood vessels can kill them.

The bad news is many may be relying solely on cholesterol-lowering drugs instead of including permanent lifestyle changes to keep their levels in check. Heart disease remains the nation's No. 1 killer."

Rutland Herald: Rutland Vermont News & Information

Role of Cholesterol Lowering Drugs in Heart Failure Patients Evaluated in Yale Medical Center's Heart Study

"Heart failure is the number one cause of hospitalization in people over the age of 65. A breakthrough study being conducted at Yale Medical Center is evaluating the role of statin therapy in heart failure patients. While statins have been shown to be very effective for lowering cholesterol levels, heart failure patients who suffer from reduced vascular function are not currently considered for statin therapy."

Role of Cholesterol Lowering Drugs in Heart Failure Patients Evaluated in Yale Medical Center's Heart Study

Natural Cholesterol and Cancer Prevention Treatments: B&D to market super-broccoli extract

New studies indicate that active constituents found in broccoli seed extract may be able to reduce cholesterol levels in a few days after consuming.

B&D to market super-broccoli extract

Natural Cholesterol Treatment: Eating uncooked soy lowers cholesterol -study

"Two servings a day of soy protein -- such as that found in tofu, soy milk or soy powder -- can lower cholesterol levels by as much as 9 percent as long as the raw soy is uncooked, a study said on Monday."

Reuters AlertNet - Eating uncooked soy lowers cholesterol -study

New Survey Shows Most Patients Being Treated for High Cholesterol Don't Know Their Goal

"A new consumer survey released today by a partnership of leading health organizations - WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, the Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc. and AstraZeneca - shows an alarming number of U.S. adults who are being treated with cholesterol-lowering statin medications do not know their target cholesterol goal."

New Survey Shows Most Patients Being Treated for High Cholesterol Don't Know Their Goal