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5 hrs ago | Miami Herald

AstraZeneca gets OK for expanded Crestor use

Fourth-quarter revenues climbed about 10 percent for major drugmakers AstraZeneca PLC, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, AstraZeneca Group, Healthcare Industry, Eli Lilly, Health, Stroke, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Medication

Mon Feb 08, 2010

CW33 Dallas KDAF-TV

AstraZeneca wins FDA approval to market Crestor to patients with healthy cholesterol

Federal regulators have granted AstraZeneca approval to market its cholesterol pill Crestor as a preventive measure against heart attack and stroke in patients with healthy cholesterol levels.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, AstraZeneca Group, Healthcare Industry, Food and Drug Administration

Sun Feb 07, 2010

Chicago Tribune

Pfizer revenue surges; profit hung up on charges, higher costs

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. , which is integrating its new Wyeth unit, posted a 34 percent jump in revenue Wednesday, but $3.2 billion in acquisition and restructuring charges and higher costs across the board weighed down profit.

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Health, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Telecom, Computers, Cisco Systems, Time Warner, Media, Business News

Sat Feb 06, 2010

Myrtle Beach Online

More: On the call: Pfizer/CFO/Frank D'Amelio

Drug maker Pfizer Inc., reporting its fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, also updated its financial forecast for 2012, when it faces a revenue cliff as generic competition arrives for its $11.4 billion-a-year cholesterol blockbuster Lipitor.

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Health, Pain, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Education

Fri Feb 05, 2010

C-Health

Reaching your cholesterol targets

What are cholesterol targets and ratios? When you are diagnosed with high cholesterol, your doctor will recommend a treatment plan to get your cholesterol to healthier levels.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Life, Nutrition, Food

C-Health

How cholesterol medications can help

How can high cholesterol lead to heart attack, heart disease and strokes? Cholesterol can build up on the walls of your veins and arteries and form hard "plaques." This "hardening of the arteries" damages their lining, which sets the stage for heart disease.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Circulation, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Fluvastatin (generic), Lescol, Lescol XL, Mevacor, Lovastatin (generic), Pravachol, Pravastatin (generic)

Bloomberg

Lipitor Patent Expiration May Bring Earnings `Windfall' to CVS, Walgreen

Profit at CVS Caremark Corp. and Walgreen Co. , the largest U.S. pharmacy chains, may rise at least 20 percent starting next year as branded drugs with more than $100 billion in sales become available as generics.

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Related Topix: Walgreens, Retail, Medicine, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Health, Jersey City Metro, Jersey City, NJ, US News

Thu Feb 04, 2010

The Daily News

Pfizer Posts Big Jump in Q4 Sales, Profit

Name Search Watch Service ', TITLE, 'Learn More', WIDTH, 200, SHADOW, true, STICKY, 1, CLOSEBTN, true, CLICKCLOSE, true, BGCOLOR, '#e1e1e1', BORDERCOLOR, '#7d0200', TITLEBGCOLOR, '#7d0200')" onmouseout="UnTip()">Drugmaker Pfizer Inc ., well into integrating its new Wyeth unit, posted a 34 percent jump in revenue Wednesday, but $3.2 billion in ...

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Health, Pain, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Opinion

Wed Feb 03, 2010

Forbes Autos

Ten Questions About High Cholesterol

The biggest heart risk factor still mystifies top scientists. Here's what you need to know.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Cardiology, Autos

BusinessWeek

Pfizer Earnings Miss Anal...

Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, said profit missed analyst estimates on costs from its Wyeth acquisition and projected lower-than-expected earnings in 2010.

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Marketing, Bextra, Valdecoxib (generic), Medication, 9, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Health

KPLR-11

Pfizer posts big jump in 4th-qtr sales, profit thanks to $68 billion Wyeth acquisition

Pfizer Inc., fresh from its mega-acquisition of fellow drugmaker Wyeth, on Wednesday posted a 34 percent jump in revenue to beat Wall Street expectations, but its profit came up a tad short.

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Health, Medication

Tue Feb 02, 2010

Associated Content

The Effects of Statin Drugs on Cholesterol

A healthy heart is the best valentine. Credit: surlygrrrl [E... flickr.com © surlygrrrl [E... flickr.com Recently my doctor placed me on a statin drug, Simvastatin.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Life, Food, Dieting

Mon Feb 01, 2010

ABC News - Brian Ross

Earnings Preview: Pfizer to Report 4Q Results

Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest pharmaceutical company, reports its fourth-quarter results before the stock market opens Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Health, Medication

Sat Jan 30, 2010

CiteULike

Instability of cholesterol clusters in lipid bilayers and the cholesterol's Umbrella effect.

Tags Abstract The instability of cholesterol clusters and the Umbrella effect of cholesterol in dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine and dioleoylphosphatidylcholine lipid bilayers were investigated via atomistic molecular dynamics simulation.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Fri Jan 29, 2010

PR-inside.com

GENFIT: GFT505 Positioned as a Leading Drug Candidate in its Therapeutic Area

NEW CLINICAL EFFICACY RESULTS DEMONSTRATE THAT GFT505: - REDUCES GLOBAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN PREDIABETIC PATIENTS WITH IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE - DECREASES FASTING GLUCOSE LEVELS AND IMPROVES INSULIN SENSITIVITY - HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON LIPID PARAMETERS - HAS ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS GENFIT , a biopharmaceutical company at the ...

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Related Topix: Fasting, Health, Medicine, Triglycerides

Wed Jan 27, 2010

Examiner.com

What other supplements might be suggested along with non-toxic red yeast rice extract products?

Jan. 25, 2010: You need to make sure your red yeast product, if you take one, does not have the toxic fermentation by-product, citrinin in it.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Mevacor, Lovastatin (generic), Medication, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Life, Food, Nutrition

Mon Jan 25, 2010

ABC News

Earnings Preview: Abbott Laboratories to Report 4Q

Drug and medical-device company Abbott Laboratories reports earnings for the fourth quarter and full-year 2009 on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Abbott Laboratories, Medicine, Health, Food and Drug Administration

Sat Jan 23, 2010

Medical News Today

Higher Statin Doses Not Always Best At Preventing Coronary Artery Disease

Statins have proven highly effective at lowering cholesterol . Typically, a treat-to-target approach, which means treating to a target cholesterol level, is taken with statin therapy.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Thu Jan 21, 2010

Bloomberg Business News

Heart Risk in One-Fifth of U.S. Teenagers Found by Lipid Tests, CDC Says

A risk of heart disease in one-fifth of U.S. teenagers was identified through tests of lipids in the blood, showing the importance of diet, exercise and screening, according to U.S. researchers.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Life, Food, Dieting, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Health, Pfizer

American Reporter

Make My DayINDIANA'S Official State Beverage is ... Water?

We made food history last week when Indiana declared the Wick's sugar cream as its very own State Pie.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Dining, Medicine, Health, Life, Food, Vegetables, Fruits

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