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...controlling cholesterol levels. But a few tantalizing studies have suggested that if levels are reduced drastically enough, plaque may actually begin to melt away. Only in the past few years have doctors had the tools to achieve such reductions. LDL-pheresis is one example, while new experimental drugs like Mevinolin, particularly when combined with existing drugs, also hold great promise. "What's exciting now," observes Biochemist Thomas Parker, director of the Rogosin lipid laboratory, "is that for the first time researchers all over the world can begin to study the possibility of reversing atherosclerosis...
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