Experimental Pill For 'Good' Cholesterol Shines In Safety Study

A daily pill from Merck raised HDL cholesterol by 138 percent in people who got the medicine compared with those who didn't. The pill, which hasn't been approved by the Food an Drug Administration, also cut bad cholesterol by 38 percent. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/11/17/131389838/experimental-pill-for-good-cholesterol-shines-in-safety-study?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted Nov 17 2010, 01:19 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog