Zocor, Simvastatin News

Although statins such as Lipitor and Zocor are widely used to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disorders, new research shows that the class of drugs may actually have negative effects on some cardiac patients.

Dr. Thomas Behrenbeck is a native of Germany, where he received his medical education at the Westfalian Wilhelm University in Munster and became board certified in internal medicine and cardiology.

Statin drugs may increase problems with breathing and exercise in people with one form of heart failure, a new study suggests.

Merck was sent back to the drawing board on its new Zetia-Lipitor combo drug when the FDA refused to accept its application.

Last year pharmaceutical companies spent more than $4 billion urging patients like you to "ask your doctor" about their drugs.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I had been feeling slightly uncomfortable in my chest, especially in the morning after waking.

Men may protect more than their hearts if they keep cholesterol in line: Their chances of getting aggressive prostate cancer may be lower, new research suggests.

A U.S. medical researcher says he has determined two commonly used statins have different drug and cell dependent effects in the brain.

AP Medical Writer= A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves A A A' cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.

A new treatment for H1N1 flu may already be on pharmacy shelves -- cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.

Results from a new study show that people who were taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor when they caught the seasonal flu and were hospitalized were twice as likely to survive as those who weren't taking the drugs.

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Once again, the popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs have been shown to be good for more than the heart: They may also lower your odds of dying of the flu.

Statins, frequently used to cut cholesterol levels, may also help prevent death from severe flu, a new study suggests.

Simvastatin, a commonly used, cholesterol-lowering drug, may prevent Parkinson's disease from progressing further.

With dad a world leader, Malia and Sasha Obama surely could've been first in line when swine flu vaccinations began.

Doctors may have a new treatment for swine flu that's already on pharmacy shelves -- cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.

However, a study in the October Journal of Lipid Research finds that similar statin drugs can have profoundly different effects on brain cells -both beneficial and detrimental.

A study in the latest issue of the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology evaluates the use of simvastatin in the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

New Phase III data published in "Current Medical Research and Opinion" highlight that the recommended starting dose of 2 mg of LIVALO , a novel synthetic statin, was statistically superior to simvastatin at a dose of 20 mg over 12 weeks in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol , non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol ...