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New Research Shows That While Niacin Added to Statin Therapy Increases HDL Cholesterol Levels It Does Not Improve HDL Functionality
March 10, 2013 — While two large clinical trials recently showed that adding niacin to statin therapy failed to improve clinical outcomes despite a significant increase in HDL-C levels, little is known about exactly ... > full story -
Cholesterol Levels Rise, Fall With Changing Seasons
March 7, 2013 — Cholesterol levels seem to fluctuate significantly with the turning seasons, which may leave some people with borderline high cholesterol at greater cardiovascular risk during the winter months, ... > full story -
Early Evidence Shows 'Good' Cholesterol Could Combat Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
March 6, 2013 — New research provides early evidence that ‘good’ cholesterol may possess anti-aneurysm forming properties. In laboratory-based investigations, scientists found that increased levels of ... > full story -
Zeroing in on Heart Disease: Innovative Strategy Pinpoints Genes Underlying Cardiovascular Disease Risk
February 28, 2013 — Studies screening the genome of hundreds of thousands of individuals (known as Genome-wide association studies or GWAS) have linked more than 100 regions in the genome to the risk of developing ... > full story -
Machine Similar to Dialysis Removes Cholesterol from Blood
February 28, 2013 — A treatment that's similar to kidney dialysis is removing cholesterol from the blood of patients who cannot control cholesterol through diet, exercise and ... > full story -
Lipid Researcher, 98, Reports on the Dietary Causes of Heart Disease
February 27, 2013 — A 98-year-old researcher argues that, contrary to decades of clinical assumptions and advice to patients, dietary cholesterol is good for your heart -- unless that cholesterol is unnaturally oxidized ... > full story -
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Muscle, Skin and Gastrointestinal Problems Cause a Quarter of Patients With Heart Disease and Strokes to Stop Treatment in HPS2-THRIVE Trial
February 26, 2013 — The largest randomized study of the vitamin niacin in patients with occlusive arterial disease (narrowing of the arteries) has shown a significant increase in adverse side-effects when it is combined ... > full story -
Doing Good Is Good for You: Volunteer Adolescents Enjoy Healthier Hearts
February 25, 2013 — Giving back through volunteering is good for your heart, even at a young age, according to ... > full story -
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Gut Bacteria Linked to Cholesterol Metabolism
February 18, 2013 — Researchers have shown that cholesterol metabolism is regulated by bacteria in the small intestine. These findings may be important for the development of new drugs for cardiovascular ... > full story -
Big Improvement in Diabetes Control Over Past Decades
February 17, 2013 — More people are meeting recommended goals in the 3 key markers of diabetes control, according to a new ... > full story
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