Statins also are effective in reducing the liver's production of cholesterol and increasing the breakdown of the fatty substances already in the system.
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His research covered areas like coronary artery disease and hyperlipidemia of the blood, which is an excessive level of fatty substances like cholesterol.
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Two new studies are adding importance to health concerns about triglycerides, a fatty substance in the blood that can increase the risk of heart disease.
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In addition, atorvastatin is the first statin indicated for both the reduction of LDL-cholesterol-- the so-called bad cholesterol-- and triglycerides, fatty substances in the blood.
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Deposits of the fatty substance _ globotriaosylceramide _ were cleared in 20 of the 29 patients or 69 percent, compared to none in the comparison group.
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The problem appears to be that stents, like the arteries they support, can become blocked by blood clots, scar tissue or new deposits of fatty substances.
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Cholesterol, a waxy, fatty substance produced by the body and found in food, is carried in the blood by two types of proteins, low-density and high-density lipoproteins.
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Already, the company's studies show that atorvastatin can reduce LDL-cholesterol-- the so-called bad cholesterol-- and triglycerides, fatty substances in the blood, better than other currently-available drugs, researcher said.
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Cholesterol, a fatty substance that is needed by the body but can also be hazardous, is not only made by the liver but taken in through our diet.
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Yes, pharmacologists at the Neurosciences Institute in San Diego have isolated an anandamide, a fatty substance naturally produced in the brain, from cocoa and several brands of chocolate.
