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April 3, 2013
Patients who adhere to generic statins have lower overall health costs compared with patients adherent to branded statins

Improving adherence to generic statin drugs for high cholesterol can reduce the costs of health care in a way that adherence to branded statins historically couldn't, according to a new study.

March 26, 2013
GNC extends Preventive Nutrition brand with 11 new supplements

GNC extended its Preventive Nutrition brand to help supplement a number of conditions, including eye health, liver health and digestive health.

March 22, 2013
Study finds improvements in cardiovascular health among South Asians who receive culturally relevant coaching

Culturally competent coaching may be effective in reducing the risk of coronary artery disease among South Asian patients, according to a new study presented as a poster at an American Heart Association conference taking place in New Orleans.

February 25, 2013
Mylan ships cholesterol drug

Mylan has begun shipping a generic drug for cholesterol, the company said Monday.

January 30, 2013
FDA approves Genzyme drug for rare cholesterol disorder

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for treating a rare cholesterol disorder, the agency said.

October 18, 2012
CDC study finds drops in cholesterol levels since 1988

An uptick in the use of cholesterol drugs since the late 1980s and changes in Americans' diets may account for a fall in cholesterol levels, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

October 4, 2012
Sam's Club offers free women's health screenings

Membership-based retailer Sam's Club is offering free health screenings for women, the company said.

August 13, 2012
Cholesterol levels among youth see decline

In a study involving more than 16,000 U.S. children and adolescents, there has been a decrease in average total cholesterol levels over the past two decades, although almost 1-in-10 subjects had elevated total cholesterol in the 2007-2010 period, according to a study published in the Aug. 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

May 10, 2012
Study: Nutrition bar developed by research team improves health

Scientists at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute’s Nutrition and Metabolism Center have developed a low-calorie, fruit-based high-fiber vitamin and mineral nutrition bar called the CHORI-bar that improves biological indicators — the bar increased HDL cholesterol and glutathione but lowered homocysteine — linked to the risk of cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline and associated decline in antioxidant defenses, the group reported Wednesday.

February 16, 2012
Study: CholestOff helps reduce LDLs by 5%

A study published in the November 2011 International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition demonstrated a nearly 5% reduction in “bad” low-density lipoprotein cholesterol when Pharmavite's CholestOff was added to the National Cholesterol Education Program therapeutic lifestyle changes diet, Pharmavite announced Wednesday.

February 6, 2012
Sam's Club gets down to heart of the matter with free screenings

In honor of American Heart Month, Sam's Club announced it will be hosting free heart health screenings on Feb. 11 at all locations with a pharmacy.

October 7, 2011
Merck's Juvisync approved for Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that it called the first single-pill combination treatment for Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol.

July 22, 2011
Patients using mail-order pharmacy for new statin Rxs achieved better cholesterol control in study

Patients in northern California using Kaiser Permanente’s services who received new prescriptions for statin drugs through mail-order pharmacy showed better control of their cholesterol in the first three to 15 months following the start of therapy than those who obtained them from Kaiser Permanente northern California pharmacies, according to a new study.

July 22, 2011
Study finds cholesterol drug torcetrapib may help control diabetes

A drug designed to boost high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels also may improve blood-sugar control for diabetics, according to a new analysis of a discontinued study.

July 5, 2011
Santal's Assurance Blood Health Support arrives at Walgreens, Rite Aid

Santal Solutions last week announced its dietary supplement Assurance Blood Health Support has gained distribution through Rite Aid and Walgreens.

May 17, 2011
Idaho potatoes declared heart-healthy food by American Heart Association

The American Heart Association announced that fresh Idaho potatoes meet its criteria for saturated fat and cholesterol.

September 6, 2010
AstraZeneca promotes healthy lifestyles with Crestor

With September marked as National Cholesterol Education Month, drug maker AstraZeneca is using the occasion...

July 11, 2010
Slo-Niacin.com educates visitors about heart disease, cholesterol management

Upsher-Smith on Monday announced the launch of Slo-Niacin.com, an information portal for cholesterol management....

May 10, 2010
Eating nuts may lower cholesterol levels, study finds

A pooled analysis of 25 trials found that nut consumption may improve blood cholesterol levels....

May 10, 2010
Northwest Natural, Cargill introduce Vitafusion HeartOne

Northwest Natural Products last week announced a partnership with Cargill on the introduction of a...

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