More Cholesterol News

• Migraine Frequency Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack Risk

  June 25 (HealthDay News) -- The research team that found an increased risk of stroke ...

• Global Efforts to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Working

  June 22 (HealthDay News) -- People in the United States and around the world who ...

• Heart Association Warns of Surgery Risks in Obese

  June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese people undergoing surgery are at greater risk of ...

• A Substitute for Those Who Can't Take Statins?

  June 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new study revives a running controversy about the purported ...

• 'Eco-Atkins' Diet Sheds More Than Pounds

  June 8 (HealthDay News) -- A modified Atkins diet, one that substitutes plant-based proteins for ...

• Strict Blood Sugar Control Lowers Heart Risks in Diabetics

  May 22 (HealthDay News) --Diabetics who strictly control their blood sugar levels also reduce their ...

• When Chest Pain Requires Quick Action in ER

  May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Only one-third of the people who come to a hospital ...

• With Heart Attacks, Fast Treatment Matters

  May 20 (HealthDay News) -- People having a heart attack should be given balloon angioplasty ...

• Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed

  May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Chewable aspirin is more readily absorbed into the bloodstream, making ...

• Discharge Time After Angioplasty Varies

  May 7 (HealthDay News) -- While some heart patients can safely go home after having ...

• Drug-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Although arteries propped open by drug-coated stents are less likely ...

• Telling Heartburn from Heart Attack Can Be Tricky

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- It begins as a sharp, burning sensation in the chest, ...

• Cholesterol Drugs May Help in Cardiac Emergency

  May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Giving patients a cholesterol-busting statin drug during a coronary emergency ...

• Managing Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Cuts Stroke Risk

  April 30 (HealthDay News) -- People who have suffered a stroke can significantly reduce the ...

• Many Who Should Use Statins Don't

  April 25 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of the Americans who meet the criteria for ...

• Lowered HRT Use May Have Cut Heart Attacks

  April 24 (HealthDay News) -- The decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) ...

• Coordination Has Led to Quicker Heart Treatment

  April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Better coordination between paramedics, emergency room staff and laboratory personnel ...

• 'Silent' Heart Attacks More Common Than Thought

  April 20 (HealthDay News) -- "Silent" heart attacks occur more often than previously believed and ...

• Laughter May Lower Heart Attack Risk in Diabetics

  April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Setting aside time each day for some good, hearty laughter ...