Brain Twister: Study Showing Good Cholesterol Isn't So Good Could Still Be Good For Good Cholesterol-Boosting Drugs

A new genetic study in The Lancet is raising questions about whether high-density lipoprotein, the so-called “good cholesterol,” is actually all that good at preventing heart attacks and strokes.

'Good' cholesterol's heart benefits challenged

Having naturally high levels of "good" cholesterol doesn't lower the risk of heart attacks as believed.

Conflicting Opinions On HDL As 'Good' Cholesterol

Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com High-density lipoprotein, otherwise known as HDL, was thought to be “good” cholesterol. However, a new study, based on databases of genetic information, disproves the HDL theory and states that rising HDL may not have any change to heart disease risk. As such, people who have inherited genes that have a high amount of HDL do not have any less of a chance of having ...

Doctors Find Less Need For Abbott's 'Good Cholesterol' Pill

A year after a major study called into question whether prescribing an Abbott Laboratories’ pill designed to raise levels of good cholesterol protected against heart attacks and strokes, doctors are moving away from prescribing the treatment.

Boosting 'good cholesterol' won't keep heart disease at bay after all

Reporting in The Lancet, a leading medical journal, researchers described a study in which they found that people genetically gifted with high HDL had no less heart disease than those whose genes supplied them with lower HDL levels.