Pfizer introduced Sertraline hydrochloride, more commonly known commercially as Zoloft, in 1991. Although Zoloft is most commonly prescribed for people suffering from clinical depression, it has several other applications, including the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders, social anxiety disorders and panic attacks in adults and children. By 2007, it had become the most prescribed […]

High cholesterol levels, and more particularly when it refers to bad cholesterol is a serious health concern that unfortunately is affecting many more people today than in the past. Part of the reason for this is that people today are consuming too many foods that contain excess of bad cholesterol. Thus, if you find that […]

The only way that you can determine whether you have high cholesterol or not is by getting a check up done at your local doctor’s clinic. There are also many other risks to contend with when cholesterol levels rise including heart attacks, high blood pressure as well as stroke which is reason enough to be […]

The rise in cases of coronary heart diseases around the world prompted many researchers and scientists to study closely the relationship between niacin and cholesterol. For many years, niacin and cholesterol has been linked together in many researches both here and abroad. Several researches link niacin and cholesterol together stating that niacin can help prevent […]

Cholesterol can do your body a lot of good though this fact is often overlooked as the publicity given to the negative aspects of high cholesterol levels blurs the essential roles the cholesterol plays in keeping the body in good shape. Of course, excess of one type of cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) can put a person’s […]