Test takes closer look at cholesterol
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MUNICH - A simple test that scrutinizes bad cholesterol more closely may more reliably predict who is going to have a heart attack, new research indicates.
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Imagine you&#39;ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol and your doctor is preparing to write a prescription to help remedy the problem.
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Uh-oh, your lab results are back and your cholesterol&#39;s in the danger zone. Your doctor has given you an ultimatum: Start exercising and watch your diet or you&#39;ll have to start taking a cholesterol-busting statin drug.
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Scientists have developed a speedy way to monitor the effectiveness of cholesterol-reducing statin drugs.
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The FDA will review its new cholesterol drug.
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Merck & Co&#39;s   combination pill to raise &quot;good&quot; HDL cholesterol with less  facial flushing -- a common side effect of HDL drugs -- met its  main goals in a late-stage test, researchers said on Sunday.
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American researchers have found that stress tests may miss out latent atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart disease, and therefore, patients should undergo CT scans as well.
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Patients could cut risk by taking a cholesterol-lowering drug even if they have normal cholesterol levels, study finds.
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Uh-oh, your lab results are back and your cholesterol's in the danger zone. Your doctor has given you an ultimatum: Start exercising and watch your diet or you'll have to start taking a cholesterol-busting statin drug. Millions of American adults are being handed the same marching orders -- whip those cholesterol numbers into shape or go on a prescription medication.
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By LEAH CARLINER  The University of California at San Diego recently launched a new feature on its Web site that allows users to fill out questionnaires on their personal experiences with cholesterol-lowering drugs, or statins.
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A modified magnetic scan can tell  patients whether cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are actually  unblocking their clogged arteries, U.S. researchers reported on  Monday.
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A modified magnetic scan can tell patients whether cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are actually unblocking their clogged arteries, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Reducing the levels of a protein secreted during inflammation may be as powerful in slowing heart disease as lower cholesterol.
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New data are due out on a promising cholesterol drug. But there are doubters.
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A new study suggests a man's weight may affect the accuracy of a common test to detect prostate cancer, leading researchers to warn that doctors could be missing the dangerous cancer in obese men.
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Merck & Co's combination pill to raise "good" HDL cholesterol with less facial flushing -- a common side effect of HDL drugs -- met its main goals in a late-stage test, researchers said on Sunday.
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A clinical trial of Zetia, a widely used cholesterol drug, has raised questions about its effectiveness and the behavior of pharmaceutical companies that conducted the study.