Statins can reduce cholesterol threat; Studies are showing that an ever-growing family of drugs that lower cholesterol levels can reduce the risk of heart disease.(VARIETY)Slovut, Gordon
Current treatment guidelines1–3 recommend targets for serum/plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) that range from 1.8 to 2.0 mmol/l. The 1.8 mmol/l goal is included in the National Cholesterol Educational Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III guidelines (USA)1,2 as an...
Prof Sever told the BBC News website: "The end result was cholesterol levels came down and down and down and weˈve seen cholesterol levels lower than we have ever seen before in the practice of medicine." The patients in the trial were already taking statins and yet their risk was ...
so in reality your doctor will almost certainly write a prescription for a cholesterol lowering medication – explaining to you, that if you don’t lower those ‘terrible numbers’ you will
In 2024, increased patient centricity—driven by patient empowerment, accelerated personalized therapies, and regulatory mandates—will become a focus for life sciences organizations, challenging the status quo. From a pharma perspective, this is about focusing as much on the patient journey and overall...
The new guidelines bring into question is the need for statins and what purpose there is for eating things like Cheerios to lower cholesterol. I’ve always believed that if you are eating foods with low cholesterol, you are less likely to eat foods with high cholesterol. Partly because if y...
The old model describes arteries as so many mechanical tubes that have no way to protect themselves from the inevitable clogging that comes from the consumption of cholesterol and saturated fat. The other, new model sees arteries as living dynamic tissue
Elevated midlife cholesterol levels are associated with an increased risk of AD [35], and chronic use of hydroxy-methylglutaryl coenzyme A-reductase inhibitors (statins) has been reported to reduce the risk of developing AD by up to 75% [36]. In addition, robust scientific data indicate that ...
After proper donning and cleaning procedures are completed, technicians work together to compound products that are due the soonest, cart-fill doses needed for later in the day, and immediate doses that are needed as soon as possible. Batching medication is also performed when the same product...
whichferrycholesteroloutofartery-cloggingplaquestotheliverforremovalfromthebody.Specifically,torcetrapibblocksaproteincalledcholesterolestertransferprotein(CETP),whichnormallytransfersthecholesterolfromhigh-densitylipoproteinstolowdensity,plaque-promotingones.Statins,incontrast,mainlyworkbyloweringthe'bad'low-density...