Friday 10th February
Home » Archives
What is colesterol or cholesterol?
Written on 30 Nov, 2009 at 16:10 in Uncategorized | viewed 70 views times | No Comments
What is colesterol or cholesterol? Colesterol (Spanish for cholesterol) is a steroid that plays an important function in the body. It is used in many different cells to make important structures. That said, cholesterol also plays a major role in... (Continue reading)
Are Cholesterol Target Levels Too Low?
Written on 19 Aug, 2009 at 9:30 in General Interest | viewed 124 views times | 1 Comment
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the single biggest cause of health problems and death in the USA and the world. Statins offer a way to help treat CHD, but have become perhaps too heavily pushed. And the target level of... (Continue reading)
Benefits of Ezetimibe for Heart Disease?
Written on 18 Aug, 2009 at 12:33 in Uncategorized | viewed 48 views times | No Comments
Cholesterol lowering medications have been increasingly prescribed in the United States. The best selling medication of all time is Lipitor, one such drug. This blog will be exploring statin use and safety over the next week. A recent non-statin drug... (Continue reading)