Cholesterol News

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

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

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

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.

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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