If you’ve been suffering from high cholesterol with dismally low-density lipoprotein (LDL) scores, here’s some breaking news that could save your life! The FDA has announced the approval of a…
Little Avery’s family has had to make some major changes ever since Avery was diagnosed with Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) in December 2014. As discussed in the blog, Avery's Fight, doctors…
Here’s the scenario: You or someone you love has just been diagnosed with high cholesterol. You’re probably on overload trying to digest what this life-threatening condition means, the impact it…
Alan Cassels is a drug policy researcher who, in the August issue of Common Ground magazine, wrote about how pharmaceutical companies and drug marketers employ misdirection so consumers think a medicine does something…
July 21st, 2015: Pharmaceutical giant, Amgen, was awarded a stunning approval from the European Commission for Repatha, a breakthrough cholesterol-lowering drug as reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The drug…
Even when your LDL cholesterol is shooting through the roof, it can still be tricky to want (and choose!) the “healthy” thing to eat. But we’ve made it easy. These…
No one knows the dangers of bad cholesterol better than patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). According to the FH Foundation, there are two forms of FH. 1) HeFH, and 2)…
If you’re one of the very few people in U.S. living with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), the odds are good you that you know more about it than your family…
Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (or HeFH), ever heard of it? It’s a mouthful. It’s also a condition that causes highly dangerous cholesterol levels and, if left untreated, can lead to heart…
Standing in front of a crowd and talking about your HoFH can be intimidating. Imagine if that crowd was a panel of doctors and scientists with the US Food and…
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