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  2. Women and Statins: What You Need to Know about Managing ... - AOL

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    There Are Multiple Statin Options. Statins are proven to be both safe and effective in the treatment of high cholesterol, and while all have the same goal of bringing down high cholesterol (in ...

  3. Fewer people may need statins to prevent heart disease, new ...

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    A new way of determining heart disease risk may result in millions fewer people getting prescriptions for statins, according to new research. Heart doctors warned, however, that more information ...

  4. 6 Popular Supplements Don't Lower ‘Bad’ Cholesterol, Study Finds

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    Reducing cardiovascular risk takes a three-pronged approach: nutrition, exercise, and in certain cases, medications, the study author explained.

  5. Rosuvastatin - Wikipedia

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    Rosuvastatin is approved in the United States for the treatment of high LDL cholesterol (dyslipidemia), total cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia), and/or triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia). [41] In February 2010, rosuvastatin was approved by the FDA for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events.

  6. Lipid-lowering agent - Wikipedia

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    Red yeast rice [10] is the natural source from which statins were discovered, but the FDA currently disallows any RYR with significant amounts of statin to be sold as a dietary supplement [11] Boswellia serrata [12] L-arginine may enhance the effects of a Statin, but will not lead to a reduction in cholesterol alone. [13] Flaxseed oil [14]

  7. Statin - Wikipedia

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    Guidelines by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association recommend statin treatment for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults with LDL cholesterol ≥ 190 mg/dL (4.9 mmol/L) or those with diabetes, age 40–75 with LDL-C 70–190 mg/dL (1.8–4.9 mmol/dL); or in those with a 10-year risk of developing ...