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31. Drug May Help Lower Bad Cholesterol Beyond Statins
    
    By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A new injectable drug can further knock down cholesterol levels in people who take cholesterol-busting statin medications, according to the results of a global trial. People taking the new therapy alongside statins enjoy
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32. Beans, Lentils: Your Recipe for Lower Cholesterol?
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Eating beans, lentils and other legumes may help you cut down on LDL "bad" cholesterol and lower your risk for heart disease, a new review suggests. Canadian researchers examined 26 U.S. and Canadian studies that included
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33. New Drug Lowers Cholesterol Beyond What Statins Can Do, Study Finds
    
    By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter SUNDAY, March 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Two studies find that an experimental cholesterol-lowering drug is effective when combined with statins and beats another add-on drug when it comes to helping hard-to-treat patients. The drug, evolocumab, is an injectab
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34. Cholesterol Levels May Spike During Winter Months
    
    By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Here's something that's sure to alarm the millions of Americans who have braved the fiercest, longest winter in recent memory: A new study shows that your cholesterol levels fluctuate seasonally and are at their worst
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35. Guidelines Say Millions More Could Take Statins
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 13 million more Americans will be eligible to take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under new guidelines, and most of those additional users will be older than 60, researchers say. The American Heart Associatio
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36. Merck Recalls Cholesterol Drug Liptruzet
    
    By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Packaging defects have prompted a recall of a combination cholesterol drug called Liptruzet, produced by Merck & Co., temporarily affecting the entire U.S. stock. Merck said the foil pouches holding Liptruzet pills coul
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37. Unhealthy Cholesterol Levels Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk
    
    By Mary Elizabeth Dallas HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Keeping "bad" cholesterol in check and increasing "good" cholesterol is not only good for your heart, but also your brain, new research suggests. A study from the University of California, Davis, found that low lev
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38. Some Doctors Challenge New Statin Guidelines
    
    By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- A new online cholesterol risk calculator produced by two leading U.S. heart organizations is flawed and overstates a person's risk of heart disease, a pair of Harvard Medical School professors say. The professors contend
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39. New Cholesterol Drug Guidelines: Q&A
    
    Nov. 14, 2013 -- The question of the day is: Should I be on a statin? New guidelines released Tuesday by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology change the standards for who should be taking these cholesterol-lowering drugs. As doctors follow the new guidelines, more pe
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40. New Guidelines May Widen Use of Statins
    
    By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- New guidelines introduced Tuesday by the nation's leading heart experts could greatly expand the number of Americans taking cholesterol-lowering statins. The fundamental shift: Doctors are now being told to no longer adhere t
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