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A study found that consuming two eggs per day was linked to a 27 percent higher risk of developing heart disease. But many experts say this new finding is no justification to drop eggs from your diet.

Cholesterol Redux: As Eggs Make A Comeback, New Questions About Health Risks

Allison Aubrey

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A study found consuming two eggs per day was linked to a 27 percent higher risk of developing heart disease. The finding reopens the debate about the potential risks of too much dietary cholesterol.

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Study: Cholesterol Drug Lowers Risk Of Death, Heart Attack

The Associated Press

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A newer cholesterol drug, used with older statin medicines, modestly lowered heart risks and deaths in a big study of heart attack survivors that might…

Consumer

FDA: Artificial Trans Fats Phase Out Set

Associated Press

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The Obama administration is cracking down on artificial trans fats, calling them a threat to public health.The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday…

Lipitor and other statin drugs are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States.

Consumer

Side Effects Prompt Patients To Stop Cholesterol Drugs

Nancy Shute

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A study of statin use in the real world found that 17 percent of patients taking the pills reported side effects, including muscle pain, nausea, and problems with their liver or nervous system. Many of those people quit taking the pills, at least temporarily.