Cholesterol Reduction Club

Obese kids' arteries look like middle-aged adults'
Reuters - Nov 11, 2008
The American Academy of Pediatrics in July said some children as young as age 8 should be treated with statins if they have certain cholesterol levels.
Child Obesity Seen as Warning of Heart Disease New York Times
PD Editorial: The bad… and the good Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Study finds new link between childhood obesity and heart disease guardian.co.uk
Kansas City Star - Science Daily (press release)
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Cholesterol Pills in the Water? Crestor Market Widens (Update3)
Bloomberg - Nov 10, 2008
10 (Bloomberg) — Cholesterol pills may become as ubiquitous as a daily dose of aspirin for middle-aged men and women who have normal levels of …
Cholesterol-Fighting Drugs Show Wider Benefit New York Times
Healthy People Apparently Benefit From Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Voice of America
Comment by Elizabeth G. Nabel M.D. Director, National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
NPR
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Ask Dr. H: Cholesterol fluctuates often
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Nov 17, 2008
My cholesterol profile just two months ago showed an LDL ("bad") cholesterol level of 79. I just received results showing an LDL of 94 from the same lab. …

Quaker Celebrates 25 Years of Clinical Proof
SYS-CON Brasil (Assinatura), NJ - Nov 17, 2008
17 /PRNewswire/ — When it comes to cholesterol management, Quaker Oatmeal has withstood the test of time, and the test of science. …

East Wake High student wins big
Eastern Wake News, NC - 5 hours ago
For instance, when he explains his paper he prepared, “Differential Incorporation of Cholesterol by Sindbis Virus Grown in Delipidated Insect Cells,” he …
Bulletin Board Fire Disrupts School Day Dunn Daily Record
Physical science: Last stop or stepping-stone? CharlotteObserver.com
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Free advice on cholesterol and blood pressure
Exmouth Journal, UK - 6 hours ago
FREE advice sessions on lowering blood pressure and cholesterol will be given by an Exmouth nutritionist. Hazel Pelham, who has done previous workshops on …

A Call for Caution in the Rush to Statins
New York Times, United States - 16 hours ago
Last week heart researchers reported that millions of healthy people could benefit from taking statins even if they don’t have high cholesterol. …
CRP and Cholesterol: What a New Study Says About Statins and Heart … Gather.com
Statins Good for People with Normal Cholesterol Levels Too eFluxMedia
Rosuvastatin Cholesterol Drug Helps Prevent Heart Attacks SmartAboutHealth
dBTechno - Bizmology
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Doctor Says Heart Attack Risk Is Tied To Blood Stickiness
KOCO, OK - 18 hours ago
"We measure cholesterol in everyone with vascular disease, yet the pivotal event that kills patients — the platelet aggregate — we don't do anything about …

Fitch cuts Merck debt outlook to 'Negative'
CNNMoney.com - 20 hours ago
The rating agency noted that Merck's cholesterol drug Zocor and osteoporosis drug Fosamax are already facing competition from lower-cost generics, …
Fitch cuts Merck's Ratings Outlook to "Negative" from "Stable" Trading Markets (press release)
Fitch Revises Merck & Co.'s Ratings Outlook to Negative MarketWatch
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Controlling Chelesterol with Statins
Food Consumer, IL - Nov 17, 2008
Several medicines are effective at lowering blood cholesterol levels—a key factor in good heart health. Chief among them are the statins. …
From the Los Angeles Times Daily Press
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