Is Zetia a Safe Medicine For Lowering Cholesterol

Monday, April 28th, 2008

                                        There has been considerable press recently on the cholesterol lowering medicine Zetia, also known as Ezetimibe, since the release of a recent study known as the ENHANCE study.  This study compared the cholesterol medication simvastatin, also known as Zocor, to the combination of Zocor and Zetia used together.  It looked ...

The Benefits of Cholesterol Lowering In Dialysis Patients Is Unproven

Monday, November 12th, 2007

                                Elevated cholesterol levels are strongly associated with an increase in coronary heart disease in patient populations with little or no chronic kidney disease.  However, the lack of a clear association between cholesterol levels and mortality among patients on chronic dialysis in the few studies that have investigated this, is ...