According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States—more than even all types of cancer combined. One of the simplest indicators of a person’s heart health is their cholesterol levels. But what exactly is cholesterol, and what kind of tests are available?… Continue reading Cholesterol Tests From A to Z
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10 Fascinating Facts About Cholesterol
CHOLESTEROL MAY PROTECT YOUR SKIN. Skin treatment research, while still in early stages, indicates that cholesterol added as an ingredient in moisturizers could actually help protect skin from UV damage. According to research published in the Journal of Dermatological Science, other lipid—or fatty—ingredients do not confer the same type of protection, making this a potentially… Continue reading 10 Fascinating Facts About Cholesterol
Pharmacists Can Help Patients Reach Cholesterol Goals
When pharmacists help patients reach cholesterol goals by assessing risks, prescribing drugs, ordering tests, and explaining results, more than three times as many patients reach their cholesterol targets. That’s the encouraging finding of a study published in the September/October 2016 issue of the Canadian Pharmacists Journal. The results showed that patients who received help from… Continue reading Pharmacists Can Help Patients Reach Cholesterol Goals
Genetically Elevated “Good” Cholesterol May Actually Be Bad
The generally accepted medical maxim that elevated HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) is “good” has been overturned by a multi-center international study led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The researchers show that a certain genetic cause of increased HDL-C may actually be “bad,” noting that a specific mutation in… Continue reading Genetically Elevated “Good” Cholesterol May Actually Be Bad