You must not be on medications for diabetes. If you qualify to participate, you will receive free medical examinations, study medication, laboratory tests, diet counseling and a blood pressure monitor. Patients will be seen Tuesday mornings at Parkland Memorial Hospital. If you have high cholesterol and heart disease, you may qualify for participation in a new study to evaluate the effects of reducing high cholesterol. Volunteers are needed for the long-term study, which is medically supervised.
Participation is voluntary and strictly confidential.
If you are a woman over age 60 who has high cholesterol, you may qualify for participation in a new study to evaluate the effects of a new drug being used to treat women with high cholesterol and prevent the development of osteoporosis. Healthy women who are not on hormone replacement or cholesterol lowering medications are needed for this year-long study. You must not be on medications for diabetes or osteoporosis. You will have 12 clinic visits over the year. You will receive free medical examinations, study medication, diet counseling, lab tests and bone mineral density measurements for osteoporosis.