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Cholesterol Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Cholesterol.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,962 in Cholesterol

  1. Health Advocacy From Women to WomenRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Childcare

    ... states mandating the new HPV vaccine Gardasil for young girls without long-term research, widespread use of cholesterol drugs even among children, and the countless women who have come to me thinking they had no choice but to have a hysterectomy, I ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Marketing, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic)

  2. Health DigestRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Hometown Annapolis

    ... said. Dr. Priori was not connected to the research. Latest on Vytorin Results so far from three studies of the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin are not enough to prove or rule out a possible link to a higher risk of cancer, so the drug should be ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Cardiology

  3. A sour mixRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | The Times

    ... could boost, two- to three-fold, the potency of a wide variety of commonly prescribed medicines, including the cholesterol fighter Lipitor, the world's biggest-selling drug. Today, 48 drugs ranging from cholesterol-lowering statins to cancer ...

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    Related Topix: Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Health, Life, Fruits, Food

  4. Top 50 tips to keep your mind, body and sex life in shapeRead the original story

    Yesterday | Times Online

    ... it was largely a problem in the developing world. Since then there have been discoveries of fake Lipitor (a cholesterol-lowering drug) and other non-abuse clinical drugs. 9. I know some extraordinary science, thanks to writing about the science ...

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    Related Topix: Wisdom Teeth

  5. A sour mix: Grapefruit is just one of the juices that reduces absorption of drugs, study saysRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Jersey Journal

    ... could boost, two- to three-fold, the potency of a wide variety of commonly prescribed medicines, including the cholesterol fighter Lipitor, the world's biggest-selling drug. Today, 48 drugs ranging from cholesterol-lowering statins to cancer ...

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    Related Topix: Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Canada, London, ON, Ontario, Life, Fruits, Food, Health

  6. See All of Today's StoriesRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Jersey Journal

    ... could boost, two- to three-fold, the potency of a wide variety of commonly prescribed medicines, including the cholesterol fighter Lipitor, the world's biggest-selling drug. Today, 48 drugs ranging from cholesterol-lowering statins to cancer ...

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    Related Topix: Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Health

  7. Elderly Benefit From Cholesterol Drugs To Lower Risk Of StrokeRead the original story

    Yesterday | MediLexicon

    Elderly people who take a cholesterol drug after a stroke or mini-stroke lower their risk of having another stroke just as much as younger people in the same situation, according to research published in the ...

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    Related Topix: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Family, Elderly, Medicine, Health, Neurology

  8. High cholesterol treatment: Does cinnamon lower cholesterol?Read the original story

    Thursday | Mayo Clinic

    Does taking cinnamon lower cholesterol levels? - No name / No state given Mayo Clinic cardiologist Gerald Gau, M.D., and colleagues answer select questions from readers.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Diabetes

  9. Committee expands probe of cholesterol drug VytorinRead the original story

    Friday | Daily Journal

    TRENTON -- A House committee investigating the safety and effectiveness of the popular cholesterol drug Vytorin and one of its components is turning up the heat on the drug's makers.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Medication, Zetia, Ezetimibe (generic), Biotech, Merck , Healthcare Industry, Schering Plough, Food and Drug Administration

  10. New Push for Statin Drugs in UK as GPs are Asked to Dole Out Drugs for Millions MoreRead the original story

    Friday | NewsTarget.com

    The British government is urging doctors to increase the prescription of cholesterol-lowing statin drugs by an estimated 1.5 million, in a new initiative billed as a way to reduce the risk of heart attacks and ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Medication

  11. House committee widens its probeRead the original story

    Friday | Asbury Park Press Online

    A House committee investigating the safety and effectiveness of the popular cholesterol drug Vytorin and one of its components is turning up the heat on the drug's makers.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Medication, Zetia, Ezetimibe (generic), Biotech, Merck , Healthcare Industry, Schering Plough, Food and Drug Administration

  12. Cholesterol lowering drug"'increases risk of cancer by 50 per cent"Read the original story

    Thursday | ISIL Channels

    "Researchers found there were 105 cases of cancer in people taking Inegy compared to 70 in those on a dummy drug over a four year period.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Medication, Zetia, Ezetimibe (generic)

  13. Cholesterol Drug Confusion: What's the Real Risk?

    Thursday | Health

    ' The news hit this week that a cholesterol-lowering drug called Vytorin was linked to a possible risk of cancer.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Zetia, Ezetimibe (generic), Health

  14. National And International Report / S. Korean bank exec says deal in works for LehmanRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | TwinCities.com

    ... in testing new ideas." Pfizer Lipitor ads return, minus Jarvik Television ads for the world's top-selling drug, cholesterol fighter Lipitor, are back, six months after Pfizer Inc. pulled them amid charges its use of a celebrity doctor endorser who's ...

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    Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Mortgage, Investment Banking, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Investment Services, Financial Services

  15. House committee widens probe of Vytorin safetyRead the original story

    Thursday | International Herald Tribune

    TRENTON, N.J. : A House committee investigating the safety and effectiveness of the popular cholesterol drug Vytorin and one of its components is turning up the heat on the drug's makers.

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    Related Topix: Trenton, NJ, Medicine, Health, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Medication, Zetia, Ezetimibe (generic), Biotech, Merck , Healthcare Industry

  16. Reducing Metabolic Syndrome RiskRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 4 | Natural Products Insider

    ... (men > 40 inches, women > 35 inches); elevated triglycerides > 150 mg/dL; reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (men < 40 mg/DL, women < 50 mg/dL; elevated blood pressure; and elevating fasting glucose. In order to prevent metabolic ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Life, Food, Nutrition, Fasting, Diabetes

  17. Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older PeopleRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 3 | Drugs.com

    Taking a cholesterol-lowering drug after a stroke or mini-stroke reduces an older person's risk of another stroke much as it does in younger patients, according to a U.S. study.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication

  18. No Definitive Link Seen Between Vytorin and CancerRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Drugs.com

    New research finds no definitive link between Vytorin and cancer risk, but it also suggests that the cholesterol-lowering drug cannot curb cardiovascular disease.

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    Related Topix: UC Los Angeles, UC San Francisco, Medicine, Health, Zetia, Ezetimibe (generic), Medication

  19. Lipitor 80 mg Provided Sustained Risk Reduction of Cardiovascular...Read the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Drugs.com

    ... event and therefore may not have fully accounted for the total clinical benefits achieved by intensive LDL-cholesterol lowering," said Dr. John LaRosa, president and professor of medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center ...

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    Related Topix: Munich, Germany, World News, Bayern, Germany, Germany, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Biotech, Pfizer, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Health, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Events

  20. FDA Issues Early Communication About Ongoing Safety Review of Vytorin, Zocor and ZetiaRead the original story

    Friday Aug 22 | Drugs.com

    ... incidence of cancer. Simvastatin (Zocor), a "statin" class drug approved in 1991, decreases production of cholesterol by the liver and is indicated to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack ...

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    Related Topix: Rockville, MD, Zetia, Ezetimibe (generic), Medication, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, Health