A recent large government study found that raising levels of HDL “good” cholesterol using a drug did not reduce the risk of heart disease.
As The New York Times reported: “Patients taking the medicine along with Zocor had higher levels of H.D.L. and lower levels of triglycerides, a fat in the blood…”
Beginning today, The Huffington Post is launching a new section, HuffPost Health. It’s a place for serious and interesting conversation and education around all aspects of personal health and well-being, including treatment, prevention and wellness…
In writing about the top 10 medical events of the decade, I first began writing about the latest high-tech breakthroughs in genomics, stem cell research, angiogenesis, and so on.
In addition, some of the biggest medical and health events of the past decade were studies documenting the limitations of…
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