Sentences with phrase «drug reduces cholesterol»

Part of the problem is likely related to the fact that the drug reduces cholesterol, which is essential for proper fetal development.

If a drug reduces cholesterol, it is said to be «effective.»

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But they've been hampered by somewhat skeptical physicians who still aren't sure that the drugs are worth their price (their topline costs are around $ 14,000 per treatment course); part of the problem is that it's unclear whether or not those dramatic cholesterol reductions actually translate into broader health outcomes like a reduced risk of stroke or heart attack in heart disease patients.

Herper homes in on a relatively new class of super-powerful (and super expensive) cholesterol - busting drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors (which were just shown to reduce death from any cause, and particularly heart - related conditions), and how patients with staggeringly high cholesterol who would benefit from the treatments had to wrangle with insurance companies that refused to cover them over their high prices.

In fact, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has even approved advertisers and food packagers from stating that Psyllium is an effective ingredient to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.

A new study shows that the drug fenofibrate might reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes who have high levels of triglycerides and low levels of «good» cholesterol, despite being treated with statins.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Adding a pharmaceutical form of the B vitamin niacin — but not the drug ezetimibe — to a cholesterol - lowering statin drug appears to reduce artery plaque buildup in patients with coronary artery disease, according to much - anticipated results announced at a press conference November 15.

Statins, a class of drugs that lower cholesterol in the blood, are prescribed to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes.

The researchers found that treating the mice with a drug that lowers blood sugar levels not only reduced the numbers of circulating monocytes and neutrophils but also allowed plaques to normally heal after blood cholesterol was reduced.

The analysis found that statins were more likely to reduce the risk of death when LDL cholesterol levels were 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg / dl) or greater, whether or not they were used with other LDL - lowering drugs.

A statin drug commonly used to lower cholesterol is not effective in reducing the number and severity of flare ups from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the results of a large multicenter clinical trial designed and directed by Gerard J. Criner, MD, Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA..

«If modifying cholesterol levels in the brain early in life turns out to reduce amyloid deposits late in life, we could potentially make a significant difference in reducing the prevalence of Alzheimer's, a goal of an enormous amount of research and drug development effort.»

We get heavily hyped drugs like Avastin, which shrank tumors without adding significant time to cancer patients» lives (and increased the incidence of heart failure and blood clots to boot); Avandia, which lowered blood sugar in diabetics but raised the average risk of heart attack by 43 percent; torcetrapib, which raised both good cholesterol and death rates; and Flurizan, which reduced brain plaque but failed to slow the cognitive ravages of Alzheimer's disease before trials were finally halted in 2008.

Plus, they were more likely to be using beta blockers, a drug frequently prescribed to lower blood pressure, and statins that reduce cholesterol levels.

Despite lowering low - density lipoprotein (LDL), known as «bad» cholesterol, while markedly increasing levels of high - density lipoprotein (HDL), or «good» cholesterol, a large clinical trial to investigate the cholesterol drug evacetrapib was discontinued early after a preliminary analysis showed it did not reduce rates of major adverse cardiovascular events, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 65th Annual Scientific Session.

Certain cholesterol levels, for example, have been proven to adequately reflect a patient's risk of having a heart attack, so a drug that reduces those levels may reasonably be presumed to lower cardiovascular mortality.

Taking that observation one step further, the researchers then asked whether cholesterol - lowering statin drugs, which other reports had shown could dramatically reduce the risk of a heart attack in middle - aged people, benefit the very old (see «Greasing Aging's Downward Slide»).

Statin drugs are widely used to manage high cholesterol and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Drugs that reduce cholesterol levels in the cardiovascular system can strongly benefit people with diabetes or related conditions, but cholesterol in the blood generally can't cross into the brain, and cholesterol metabolism is quite different in the brain, she points out.

Mipomersen (Kynamro) reduces low - density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by silencing a gene that produces apolipoprotein B - 100, a building block of LDL; the drug can treat familial hypercholesterolemia, an inherited disease that may cause heart attacks at an early age.

A healthy diet, regular exercise, cholesterol - lowering drugs, and lifesaving surgeries can reduce your risk of having — or dying from — a heart attack.

Although dietary changes, cholesterol - lowering statins, and hypertension drugs such as beta - blockers are far from a surefire way to prevent Alzheimer's, these and other treatments that promote healthy blood vessels may be a practical way for people to reduce their risk, the researchers say.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration allows certain products containing fiber to bear a label claiming that they may reduce the risk of heart disease as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol.

Gemfibrozil (a fibrate drug for reducing cholesterol) should not be used with statins, and niacin may interact with many drugs, including blood - pressure and diabetes medicines.

No one really likes having to take medications, but millions of people in the United States (and around the world) are on cholesterol - lowering drugs to reduce their heart disease risk.

Legumes such as lentils, chickpeas, beans and split peas may reduce cholesterol so much that consumers may be able to get off their cholesterol - lowering statin drugs, but to profoundly alter heart disease risk we may have to more profoundly alter our diet.

A healthy diet, regular exercise, cholesterol - lowering drugs, and lifesaving surgeries can reduce your risk of having — or dying from — a heart attack.

Statin drugs work very well at reducing cholesterol measurements in the blood.

What this also means is that when you artificially lower your cholesterol with a statin drug, which effectively reduces that plaque but doesn't address the root problem, your body is not able to compensate any longer, and as a result of lack of cholesterol sulfate you may end up with heart failure.

When it came to decreasing fats in the blood and reducing harmful LDL cholesterol, the olive leaf extract outperformed the prescription drug.

It is no surprise that decades of recommendations to reduce consumption of cholesterol and perhaps overzealous prescription of statin drugs have paralleled the rise in AD incidence.6

Statins are the most commonly prescribed drug in North America, used to reduce cholesterol levels and decrease the risk of cardiovascular events such as stroke and heart attack.

Berberine when combined with oral lipid lowering drugs was better than lipid lowering drugs alone in reducing total and LDL cholesterol and raising the level of HDL.

... If you reduce your total cholesterol to well below 150mg / dl, you may... reduce the drug dosage — and in some cases, eliminate it altogether.»

Statin drugs work by preventing the formation of cholesterol, and reducing LDL cholesterol, which is considered the «bad» cholesterol.

In this booklet, Dr. Lee talks about how heart disease in women is different, and explains why your diet does not necessarily affect your cholesterol level, why cholesterol drugs often don't reduce the risk of heart disease, and why you might not want to put too much weight on blood pressure and cholesterol numbers.

But Dr. Agatston, you may not be aware that studies around the world have shown that people on a high fiber vegetarian diets can reduce their cholesterol almost as much as people on statin drugs.

Research shows that taking a specific product containing eicosapentaenoic acid as ethyl eicosapentaenoic acid (Vascepa by Amarin) by mouth along with dieting and cholesterol - lowering drugs called «statins» reduces levels of triglycerides in people with very high levels.

His plan was to put a group of patients on a diet of low - fat, plant - based foods along with small quantities of low - fat dairy products and minimal amounts of cholesterol - reducing drugs.

Their statistical analysis of the results implied a 24 % reduction in the rate of coronary heart disease in the group taking the drug compared with the placebo group; however, nonheart disease deaths in the drug group increased — deaths from cancer, stroke, violence and suicide.7 Even the conclusion that lowering cholesterol reduces heart disease is suspect.

In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed that 25 grams per day of soy protein, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease (http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=502078d8634923edc695b394a357d189;rgn=div8;view=text;node=21%3A2.0.1.1.2.5.1.13;idno=21;cc=ecfr).

Bile acid sequestrant drugs that are used for high cholesterol (cholestyramine, colestipol, colesevelam) may reduce the liver's reabsorption of bile from the gut and may reduce the absorption of thyroid medication

Experts, including physicians at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic, maintain that CoQ10 supplementation can cut the risk of having a repeat heart attack, lower (excessive) blood pressure levels and even help reduce the side effects of statin drugs used to lower cholesterol.

* The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the following health claim for soy protein: «25 grams of soy protein in a daily diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol can help reduce total and LDL cholesterol that is moderately high to high.»

The biggest problem is that statin drugs don't just reduce cholesterol — often they come with a slew of side effects such as muscle pain, weakness, fatigue, poor memory, low sex drive, depression and a higher susceptibility to infections.

The Anti-Aging Bottom Line: Using dietary means instead of drugs to reduce cholesterol helps you avoid harmful drug side effects, such as muscle and liver damage.

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which found that, as part of a diet rich in heart healthy foods such as soy, viscous fiber and plant sterols, almonds can reduce cholesterol levels as much as first generation statin drugs.

The effort to reduce cholesterol with dangerous statin drugs has made a lot of money, maybe more than any other type of drug on the market.

Statin drugs that reduce cholesterol in the body are much more harmful than beneficial, even though they do lower cholesterol readings.

Nevertheless, the finding that it reduced cholesterol as effectively as a statin drug is very impressive and should be further investigated.