News tagged with cholesterol lowering medication
Aching Back? Cholesterol Medication Might Help
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Back pain, a hallmark of degenerative disc disease, sends millions of people to their doctor. In fact, more than 80 percent of patients who undergo spine surgery do so because of disc degeneration. And part of the answer ...
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Lowering your cholesterol may decrease your risk of cancer
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Current research suggests that lowering cholesterol may block the growth of prostate tumors. The related report by Solomon et al, "Ezetimibe Is an Inhibitor of Tumor Angiogenesis," appears in the March 2009 issue of The ...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs don't offset healthy choices, study finds
Aug 01, 2007 |
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Within the medical field, it is often assumed that patients view cholesterol-lowering medications (or statins) as a license to eat whatever they like -- they figure their medication has them covered, so a steak here and there ...
Trials find no benefits of Zetia
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 15, 2008 |
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The U.S. makers of the cholesterol-lowering drug Zetia say a clinical trial failed to identify any medical benefits of the medication.
Cholesterol-reducing drugs may lessen brain function
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Research by an Iowa State University scientist suggests that cholesterol-reducing drugs known as statins may lessen brain function.
Controlling cholesterol, blood pressure adds up to prevent stroke
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Reaching optimal levels for cholesterol and high blood pressure in people who've had a stroke adds up to prevent a second stroke or heart attack, according to a study to be presented as part of the Late-breaking Science Program ...
Prevalence of high LDL, or 'bad' cholesterol levels decreases in US
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Between 1999 and 2006, the prevalence of adults in the U.S. with high levels of LDL cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol, decreased by about one-third, according to a study in the November 18 issue of JAMA. But a high percen ...
Largest study compares cholesterol treatment in HIV patients and patients without HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 02, 2009 |
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A new study in the online issue of Annals of Internal Medicine has found that cholesterol medications can work well among certain HIV patients at risk for cardiovascular disease.
Study examines link between cholesterol lowering drugs and muscle cramps
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 10, 2008 |
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Cramps, muscle soreness, pain and weakness. Sounds like a bad day at the Olympics. No. They're the side-effects millions of people suffer when they take cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins, drugs designed to protect against ...
Non-prescription pills draws controversy
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Feb 05, 2007 |
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A new plan in Britain that would allow birth control pills to be available for sale without prescription has some area doctors concerned, a report said.
Widely used cholesterol-lowering drug may prevent progression
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Simvastatin, a commonly used, cholesterol-lowering drug, may prevent Parkinson's disease from progressing further. Neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center conducted a study examining the use of the FDA-approved ...
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