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Opinion | Is Cholesterol Denialism Pseudoscience or Appropriate Medical Care?
MedPage Today· 2 days agoRecently, a cardiologist published a commentary in Medscape arguing that physicians and scientists...
Dear Doctor: Main goal of statin drugs is to reduce patient’s risk of heart attack, not to make...
OregonLive.com· 5 days agoMy original primary care physician who recently retired said my HDL level was so good that he gave me an A- and wasn’t concerned about my cholesterol. ANSWER: The reason to use statin ...
New Cholesterol Guidelines Could Drastically Reduce Statin Use for Millions
SciTechDaily· 5 days agoAdopting new PREVENT equations could lead to a significant reduction in statin recommendations, impacting 40% of currently eligible U.S. adults, and highlights the importance ...
‘I feel safe': 2 years in, Inova Pride Clinic exceeds its expectations
NBC Washington· 4 hours agoTwo years after opening, Inova Pride Clinic has seen more than 1,100 patients, exceeding...
Lupus Complications Reduced With Common Diabetes Drug
MedPage Today· 2 days agoPeople with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had lower rates of lupus nephritis, chronic kidney disease, and other complications when they were taking metformin, an analysis of medical records ...
Dr. Roach: Statins are still beneficial, even with good cholesterol levels
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 5 days agoMy doctor ordered a fasting blood test, which showed that my LDL cholesterol is 119 mg/dL; my HDL is 68 mg/dL; my cholesterol/HDL ratio is 3-to-1; my total cholesterol is 208 mg/dL; and my triglyceride ...
Lingering cholesterol can keep heart risk high. Marea Therapeutics has $190M to target it.
BioPharma Dive via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoHeart disease prevention was revolutionized by the introduction of statins in the 1980s and 1990s....
13 Medications You Should Avoid While Pregnant
Health via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCertain over-the-counter and prescription medications can pose risks to a developing fetus, such as miscarriage, preterm birth, and congenital disorders.
Are Your Prescription Meds Giving You Diabetes?
Mercola· 3 days agoIn the quest to manage and mitigate various health conditions, the medical community often relies on potent pharmaceuticals like steroids, antipsychotics, statins, diuretics ...
New 'smart bandages' hold potential for advancing the treatment of chronic wounds
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoA team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is developing a series of cutting-edge technologies to revolutionize wound ...