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dyslipidemia

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dyslipidemia /dys·lip·id·e·mia/ (-lip?id-e´me-ah) abnormality in, or abnormal amounts of, lipids and lipoproteins in the blood.
dys·lip·i·de·mi·a (ds-lp-dm-)
n.
An abnormal concentration of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood.

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announced on December 15, 2007 that Roche will terminate the License Agreement on Nippon Shinyaku's new investigational drug, NS-220, for the treatment of dyslipidemia.
The new journal will be published six times a year and is designed to support medical professionals who work to reduce the incidence of morbidity and mortality from dyslipidemia and associated disorders of lipid metabolism, including cardiologists, endrocrinologists, pharmacists, nurse practitioners and primary care physicians.
Currently, a number of components of dyslipidemia are managed pharmacologically: statins to treat high cholesterol, fibrates for high triglycerides, and various medications to treat insulin resistance (a related metabolic disturbance).
 
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