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Which Statin Will Lower Your Cholesterol?

Even when you find one that works, it's no substitute for lifestyle changes
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Lipitor (atorvastatin), Zocor (simvastatin), Crestor (rosuvastatin), and other statins can dramatically lower levels of artery-clogging cholesterol in the blood, an ability that makes them hugely popular in our cholesterol-rich country. Heart researchers have estimated that these drugs could save 1,000 lives each week for every 10 million high-risk heart disease patients who take them.  Read More

Statins Cut Cholesterol and Heart Disease Risk

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Statins and statin combinations for high cholesterol




Examples include:

Generic NameBrand Name
AtorvastatinCaduet—also contains the calcium-channel blocker amlodipine, Lipitor
Ezetimibe and simvastatinVytorin
FluvastatinLescol, Lescol XL
LovastatinAltoprev, Mevacor
Lovastatin, extended-releaseAltocor
Niacin and lovastatin, extended-releaseAdvicor
PravastatinPravachol
RosuvastatinCrestor
SimvastatinZocor
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Prognosis for Heart Attack Patients May Depend on What's in the Medicine Cabinet

Experts say the decision to get on and stay on a statin, aspirin, or blood thinners could save your life
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Whether you're trying to recover from a massive heart attack or hoping to mitigate your risk factors, the right prescription heart drug can put your goals within reach. In recent years doctors have hit upon effective combinations for the most common heart conditions...  Read More


Cholesterol-Lowering Supplements: What Works, What Doesn’t

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If you’re looking for an all-natural way to lower your cholesterol—in addition to watching what you eat and exercising—there are plenty of dietary supplements on the market that claim to do the trick. Each year seems to bring a new alternative remedy—garlic, ginseng, or red yeast rice, for example—that users tout as the next best thing to get cholesterol under control. But just because your Uncle Jack says a supplement worked miracles on his cholesterol doesn’t mean it will work for you.  Read More


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