Monday, October 17, 2011

What Do Gut Bugs Have to Do With High Cholesterol? A Lot

By  Friday, October 14, 2011 |
http://healthland.time.com/2011/10/14/what-do-gut-bugs-have-to-do-with-high-cholesterol-a-lot/?xid=healthland-daily

Statin drugs can help lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke in people who take them. But not every patient benefits from the medications, and doctors didn't have any good explanations for why.
It's hard to think of bacteria as the good guys when it comes to health, but research increasingly shows that the bugs that live in our gut may have a big influence on our well-being. In a new study, scientists find that these bugs may affect how patients respond to potentially life-saving drugs like statins.
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