Cholesterol
The generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed Monday to pay $225 million to settle price-fixing charges related to sales of a widely used cholesterol-lowering drug.
A cheap, daily pill that combines four drugs has been tested for the first time in the United States to see if it works as well among low-income Americans as it has in other countries to treat conditions leading to heart attacks and strokes.
CHICAGO (AP) — Cholesterol levels in children and teens improved in the latest analysis of U.S. health surveys, yet only half of them had readings considered ideal.
The latest U.S. research on eggs won’t go over easy for those who can’t eat breakfast without them.
Adults who ate about 1 ½ eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs.
Adults who ate about 1 ½ eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has put on some pounds and is now officially considered obese.
We dietitians hear this question a lot: “What’s the healthiest type of nut?” Well, just like with other food groups, there is no single nut that reigns supreme.
CHICAGO (AP) — Fish oil, vitamin D, novel drugs, new cholesterol guidelines: News from an American Heart Association conference over the weekend reveals a lot about what works and what does not for preventing heart attacks and other problems.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The maker of an expensive cholesterol drug is slashing the list price, which should make it more affordable for patients.
Optimus Health Care, Inc., headquartered in Bridgeport, received the Katrina Clark Award at the 2018 Community Health Center Association of Connecticut Summit, which took place Sept. 18.
WASHINGTON (AP) — You know your cholesterol, your blood pressure ... your heart gene score? Researchers say a new way of analyzing genetic test data may one day help identify people at high risk of a youthful heart attack in time to help.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A newer cholesterol drug, used with older statin medicines, modestly lowered heart risks and deaths in a big study of heart attack survivors that might persuade insurers to cover the pricey treatment more often.
A story in Monday’s edition about new drugs to help fight high cholesterol should have said an ideal LDL cholesterol level is 100 or lower.
For the first time, a drug has helped prevent heart attacks by curbing inflammation, a new and very different approach than lowering cholesterol, the focus for many years.
A long-acting cholesterol medicine cut the risk of having a heart attack or some other serious problems by 15 to 20 percent in a big study that’s likely to spur fresh debate about what drugs should cost.
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MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A large new study adds to questions about whether your “good” HDL cholesterol levels really affect your risk of heart disease.
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal jury on Wednesday ruled that a cholesterol drug made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sanofi infringed on patents owned by Amgen Inc.