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New Drug Reduces Bad Cholesterol And Triglycerides Without Statin Side Effects
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:00am CST
A new drug, eprotirome, has been shown to significantly lower bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A), without the side effects that statins cause in many people. Results of a study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. "Our study has shown a dramatic reduction in the dangerous fats that cause heart disease, the number one killer of Americans," said Dr... -
Experimental Drug That Mimics Thyroid Hormone Safely Lowers 'Bad' Cholesterol In Statin-Treated Patients
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:00am CST
People whose "bad" cholesterol and risk of future heart disease stay too high despite cholesterol-lowering statin therapy can safely lower it by adding a drug that mimics the action of thyroid hormone. In a report published in the Mar... -
Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality News And Numbers: High Cholesterol, Diabetes Lead Drug Spending For The Elderly
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:00am CST
Purchases of cholesterol and diabetes prescription drugs by elderly Medicare beneficiaries reached nearly $19 billion in 2007 - about one-fourth of the approximately $82 billion spent for medications for the elderly, according to the latest AHRQ News and Numbers...
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Dinner is in the Bag
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 2:43am CST
A single bag of baby spinach, which is packed with vitamins and nutrients, but low in saturated fat and cholesterol, can serve as the focal point in a wide variety of menu items.
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Pensioner refused sofa refund due to 'stains from cholesterol medication'
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:24pm CST
A pensioner was refused a refund on his 1,500 sofa after staff blamed dark stains on the leather on his cholesterol medication which 'seeped out of his hair'. Paul Hepburn, 70, and wife Pat spent their savings on the brown couch but within months were shocked to find it was covered in small round marks.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Blindness
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Blindness
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 3/10/2010 3:30:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/10/2010 3:30:02 PM
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Becoming vegetarian can help fight high cholesterol
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:00pm CST
I made a New Year's resolution to become a vegetarian. Or a mostly vegetarian. I've been thinking about it for a long time, but with young children who love meat and don't have the broadest palates, I think it's important to feed them protein any way I can get it in them.
Medical News Today - Cholesterol
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Health Care Partnership Examined In Canadian Medical Association Journal
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:00am CST
A research team from the Laval Centre de sante et de services sociaux, Universite de Montreal and McGill University Health Centre has examined the benefits of greater collaboration between family physicians and community pharmacists for select patients... -
Obesity As Protection Against Metabolic Syndrome, Not Its Cause
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:00am CST
The collection of symptoms that is the metabolic syndrome - insulin resistance, high cholesterol, fatty liver, and a greater risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke - are all related to obesity, but, according to a review in the March 9th issue of the Cell Press publication Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, not in the way you probably think they are...
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Bleeding Alert Sounded for Stroke Drugs
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Bleeding Alert Sounded for Stroke Drugs
Category: Health News
Created: 3/8/2010 4:10:00 PM
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Stroke Risk Runs in the Family
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Stroke Risk Runs in the Family
Category: Health News
Created: 3/8/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/9/2010
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Bristol-Myers Squibb, Isis announce partnership for cholesterol drug
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:57pm CST
CARLSBAD,A Calif. Bristol-Myers Squibb has paid Isis Pharmaceuticals a $6 million milestone payment for regulatory approval to begin an early-stage clinical trial of a cholesterol-lowering drug, Isis announced Monday.
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Drugmakers boost consumer ad spending
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 9:10am CST
Pharmaceutical companies boosted their spending on ads directly targeting consumers by barely 2 percent last year, according to data compiled by The Nielsen Co.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Processed Meat May Harm the Heart
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Processed Meat May Harm the Heart
Category: Health News
Created: 3/5/2010 8:10:00 PM
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Teamwork Unlikely to Improve Cholesterol Levels
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Teamwork Unlikely to Improve Cholesterol Levels
Category: Health News
Created: 3/8/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/8/2010
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Obama walks to White House to improve cholesterol
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 10:49am CST
WASHINGTON -- Poll results, congressional head counts and federal deficits aren't the only numbers President Barack Obama has to worry about.
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Demystifying some cholesterol treatments
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 9:56am CST
If you're thinking of buying a supplement to help control cholesterol levels, a trip to your local drug or health food store may reveal a dizzying array of choices.
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Merck sues to block generic Vytorin
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 9:25am CST
Merck & Co. and its Schering unit is suing Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to prevent it from selling a generic version of the cholesterol drug Vytorin in the United States until 2017.
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Pfizer Cholesterol Failures Cleared Path for Canadian...
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 4:06am CST
Resverlogix Corp., without a marketed product, may accomplish what Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, couldn't: Creating a new medicine that fights heart disease by raising so-called good cholesterol.
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Medivation Rocked by Dimebon Miss in Late-Stage AD Study
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 3:19am CST
Shares in Medivation Inc. fell 67.5 percent Wednesday on news that its Phase III trials of Alzheimer's drug candidate Dimebon missed all of the study's stated goals, smashing some high hopes on Wall Street.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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You Can't Exercise Away TV's Toll on the Heart
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: You Can't Exercise Away TV's Toll on the Heart
Category: Health News
Created: 3/3/2010 2:10:00 PM
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A Cheek Swab to Choose Your Diet Plan?
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: A Cheek Swab to Choose Your Diet Plan?
Category: Health News
Created: 3/3/2010 4:10:00 PM
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Potassium-Rich Foods Do a Heart Good
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Potassium-Rich Foods Do a Heart Good
Category: Health News
Created: 3/3/2010 8:10:00 PM
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Chocolate May Make Some Strokes Less Likely
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Chocolate May Make Some Strokes Less Likely
Category: Health News
Created: 3/3/2010 8:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/4/2010
Topix.net - Cholesterol
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Cholesterol Drugs May Fight Asthma, Too
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 6:44pm CST
Once again, cholesterol -lowering statin drugs have been shown to be good for more than the heart.
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Choking frequently
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 7:46am CST
Published: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 5:01 p.m. Dear Dr.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Coffee May Cut Risk of Heart Rhythm Problems
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Coffee May Cut Risk of Heart Rhythm Problems
Category: Health News
Created: 3/3/2010 8:47:00 AM
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Study Questions Value of Test for Peripheral Artery Disease
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Study Questions Value of Test for Peripheral Artery Disease
Category: Health News
Created: 3/2/2010 4:10:00 PM
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Secondhand Smoke Starts Damaging Arteries in Childhood
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Secondhand Smoke Starts Damaging Arteries in Childhood
Category: Health News
Created: 3/2/2010 4:10:00 PM
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For Some on Dialysis, Anemia Drugs Pose Risks
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: For Some on Dialysis, Anemia Drugs Pose Risks
Category: Health News
Created: 3/2/2010 4:10:00 PM
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Workplace Wellness Programs Work
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Workplace Wellness Programs Work
Category: Health News
Created: 3/2/2010 8:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/3/2010
Topix.net - Cholesterol
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Treating cholesterol with lasers
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:16pm CST
According to the American Heart Association, about 100 million Americans have cholesterol problems, and fixing them isn't always easy.
Medical News Today - Cholesterol
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New Report Warns: If You Take Simvastatin To Control Cholesterol, Watch Out For Infection
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 7:00am CST
Simvastatin might help us control our cholesterol, but when it comes to infection, it's an entirely different story says a new research study published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology (http://www.jleukbio.org). In the research report, scientists from Italy show that simvastatin delivers a one-two punch to the immune system...
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Heart Warning Signs in Obese 3-Year-Olds
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Heart Warning Signs in Obese 3-Year-Olds
Category: Health News
Created: 3/2/2010 10:56:00 AM
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U.S. Has Racial Gap in Stroke Rate
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: U.S. Has Racial Gap in Stroke Rate
Category: Health News
Created: 3/2/2010 10:19:00 AM
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Clot Buster More Critical for Female Stroke Victims
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Clot Buster More Critical for Female Stroke Victims
Category: Health News
Created: 3/1/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/2/2010 -
Popular Diet Plans Can Unclog Arteries
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Popular Diet Plans Can Unclog Arteries
Category: Health News
Created: 3/1/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/2/2010 -
Hormone Outperforms Insulin in Diabetic Mice
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Hormone Outperforms Insulin in Diabetic Mice
Category: Health News
Created: 3/1/2010 4:10:00 PM
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Cutting Salt Could Prevent Almost 500,000 Heart Attacks
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Cutting Salt Could Prevent Almost 500,000 Heart Attacks
Category: Health News
Created: 3/1/2010 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/2/2010
Topix.net - Cholesterol
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Pfizer catches top hedge funds' interest
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 9:50pm CST
Pfizer Inc, long in the doghouse with frustrated investors, is winning attention from some of the savviest hedge funds thanks to high-tech drugs and vaccines that it got when it paid $68 billion for Wyeth.
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Vaccine Approved for Child Infections
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:36pm CST
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Prevnar 13, an expanded version of a vaccine to protect children against more forms of bacterial infections that can cause meningitis , pneumonia and other diseases.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Stents as Good as Surgery at Preventing Stroke
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Stents as Good as Surgery at Preventing Stroke
Category: Health News
Created: 3/1/2010 12:12:00 PM
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Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain
Category: Health News
Created: 2/26/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/1/2010 -
Cutting Off Blood Flow Limits Damage During Heart Attack
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Cutting Off Blood Flow Limits Damage During Heart Attack
Category: Health News
Created: 2/26/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/1/2010 -
Reading Remediation Seems to Rewire the Brain
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Reading Remediation Seems to Rewire the Brain
Category: Health News
Created: 2/26/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/1/2010 -
Current Blood Thinners Face Tough Competition
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Current Blood Thinners Face Tough Competition
Category: Health News
Created: 2/26/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/1/2010
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Eating healty diet, more exercise can fight off cardiovascular disease
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 1:19pm CST
In 1963, Congress proclaimed February "American Heart Month" because they realized the importance of bringing awareness to the one of the nation's deadliest diseases.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Wii Games Speed Stroke Rehab
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Wii Games Speed Stroke Rehab
Category: Health News
Created: 2/26/2010 10:44:00 AM
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Belly Fat Is Culprit in Stroke Gender Gap
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Belly Fat Is Culprit in Stroke Gender Gap
Category: Health News
Created: 2/26/2010 9:57:00 AM
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Health Tip: Getting Preventive Services
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Health Tip: Getting Preventive Services
Category: Health News
Created: 2/25/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/26/2010 -
Vitamin B3 May Help Repair Brain After a Stroke
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Vitamin B3 May Help Repair Brain After a Stroke
Category: Health News
Created: 2/25/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/26/2010 -
Coffee Drinking May Lower Stroke Risk
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Coffee Drinking May Lower Stroke Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 2/25/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/26/2010 -
Fatigue May Predict Heart Attack in Dialysis Patients
Posted: February 26th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Fatigue May Predict Heart Attack in Dialysis Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 2/25/2010 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/26/2010
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Vitamin B3 Shows Promise In Treatment Of Stroke
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 12:32pm CST
An early study suggests that vitamin B3 or niacin, a common water-soluble vitamin, may help improve neurological function after stroke, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Single Men Have Higher Risk of Stroke
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Single Men Have Higher Risk of Stroke
Category: Health News
Created: 2/25/2010 11:34:00 AM
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Strokes Are Increasing Among Young
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Strokes Are Increasing Among Young
Category: Health News
Created: 2/25/2010 11:16:00 AM
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New Bone Drug May Prevent Fractures But Raise Clot Risk
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: New Bone Drug May Prevent Fractures But Raise Clot Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 2/24/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/25/2010
Topix.net - Cholesterol
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A ministroke is a big warning
Posted: February 25th, 2010, 12:08am CST
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I'm a 66-year-old woman who had a scare last week. While visiting my daughter, I got an attack of dizziness, and I couldn't talk.
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Double Short: Pfizer And Merck
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 5:15pm CST
Patent expirations have helped to set the stage to short these two Big Pharma stocks.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Experts: U.S. Is Neglecting Hypertension
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Experts: U.S. Is Neglecting Hypertension
Category: Health News
Created: 2/23/2010 10:50:00 AM
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Patients Do Better at Hospitals That Follow Stroke Guidelines
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Patients Do Better at Hospitals That Follow Stroke Guidelines
Category: Health News
Created: 2/22/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/23/2010
Topix.net - Cholesterol
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Statins cut stroke risk by a fifth, study finds
Posted: February 21st, 2010, 5:08pm CST
Cholesterol-lowering drugs cut the risk of strokes by about a fifth, according to a pooled analysis of 24 past clinical studies involving 165,000 people.
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BMPER Is Upregulated by Statins and Modulates Endothelial...
Posted: February 19th, 2010, 5:07pm CST
From Department for Cardiology and Department for Biology , University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; and Carolina Cardiovascular Biology Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC .
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Early On, Hormone Therapy May Raise Women's Heart Risks
Posted: February 19th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Early On, Hormone Therapy May Raise Women's Heart Risks
Category: Health News
Created: 2/18/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/19/2010
Topix.net - Cholesterol
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New Study Compares Efficacy And Safety Of Once-Daily Versus...
Posted: February 18th, 2010, 5:01pm CST
In a new study of treatment-experienced HIV-1-infected adults with no PREZISTA resistance-associated mutations , 72 percent of patients in the PREZISTA/ritonavir once-daily arm achieved undetectable viral loads and PREZISTA/r 600/100 twice daily for treatment-experienced adults , in combination with other antiretrovirals and with food.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Study: Happiness Good for the Heart
Posted: February 18th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Study: Happiness Good for the Heart
Category: Health News
Created: 2/18/2010 11:06:00 AM
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Life Expectancy Up, but So Is Poor Health
Posted: February 18th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Life Expectancy Up, but So Is Poor Health
Category: Health News
Created: 2/18/2010 10:33:00 AM
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Chronic Migraines Take a Greater Toll
Posted: February 18th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Chronic Migraines Take a Greater Toll
Category: Health News
Created: 2/18/2010 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/18/2010
Topix.net - Cholesterol
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What Heart Disease Really Looks Like
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 4:57pm CST
Despite all of the advancements we've made in medicine -- there is still one disease that continues to kill more American's than any other.
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Java can leave your mouth high and dry
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 8:38am CST
I drink decaf coffee because I find that the caffeinated variety makes my throat dry.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Most Americans Think It's Others Who Are Unhealthy
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Most Americans Think It's Others Who Are Unhealthy
Category: Health News
Created: 2/16/2010 12:10:00 PM
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Health Highlights: Feb. 16, 2010
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Health Highlights: Feb. 16, 2010
Category: Health News
Created: 2/16/2010 12:10:00 PM
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Severe Sleep Apnea Has Silver Lining
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Severe Sleep Apnea Has Silver Lining
Category: Health News
Created: 2/16/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/17/2010 -
New Way to Predict Women's Heart Risk
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: New Way to Predict Women's Heart Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 2/17/2010 1:24:00 PM
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In Tests, Implanted Monitor Detects Atrial Fibrillation
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: In Tests, Implanted Monitor Detects Atrial Fibrillation
Category: Health News
Created: 2/16/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/17/2010 -
Women Need More Help After Heart Attack
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Women Need More Help After Heart Attack
Category: Health News
Created: 2/16/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/17/2010 -
FDA Tightens Controls on Anemia Drugs
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: FDA Tightens Controls on Anemia Drugs
Category: Health News
Created: 2/16/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/17/2010 -
Small Increase in Diabetes Risk Noted in Statin Patients
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Small Increase in Diabetes Risk Noted in Statin Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 2/16/2010 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/17/2010
Topix.net - Cholesterol
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Cholesterol drugs up diabetes risk slightly: study
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 12:33am CST
People on cholesterol-lowering statins are 9 percent more likely to develop diabetes, but this small absolute risk is outweighed by the drugs' heart-protecting properties, researchers said on Wednesday.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Preventing Recurrent Strokes Needs Improvement
Posted: February 16th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Preventing Recurrent Strokes Needs Improvement
Category: Health News
Created: 2/16/2010 11:43:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/16/2010 11:43:06 AM -
Angioplasty and Stents
Posted: February 16th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Angioplasty and Stents
Category: Procedures and Tests
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 2/16/2010 -
Night Sweats
Posted: February 16th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Night Sweats
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 1/10/2006
Last Editorial Review: 2/16/2010 -
Drugs That Shift Cell's Energy Find New Purpose
Posted: February 16th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Drugs That Shift Cell's Energy Find New Purpose
Category: Health News
Created: 2/15/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/16/2010
Topix.net - Cholesterol
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You Docs: Why do coffee, tea make you feel parched?
Posted: February 16th, 2010, 12:31am CST
I drink decaf coffee because I find that the caffeinated variety makes my throat dry.
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Up to 10 percent of students have high cholesterol
Posted: February 15th, 2010, 2:20am CST
College students see themselves at the peak of health, and for the most part, they are right.
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FDA Approves AstraZeneca to Market Crestor to People without Cholesterol Problems
Posted: February 14th, 2010, 6:18pm CST
February 10, 2010 /EIN News/ -- AstraZeneca has won FDA approval to market its cholesterol drug Crestor to people who have healthy cholesterol levels.
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Lawsuit Claims Pfizer Deceived Doctors Into Prescribing Its Cholesterol Drug Lipitor
Posted: February 13th, 2010, 6:04pm CST
Jesse Polansky , a former director of outcomes management at Pfizer from 2001 until 2003, has re-filed his whistleblower lawsuit regarding the cholesterol drug Lipitor , the best-selling prescription substance in the world and the backbone of the company.
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UPDATE 3-Isis shares drop on cholesterol drug safety worry
Posted: February 12th, 2010, 5:49pm CST
Mipomersen, which Isis is developing with partner Genzyme Corp , is designed to lower "bad" LDL cholesterol in patients with severe, inherited high cholesterol, known as familial hypercholesterolemia.
Medical News Today - Cholesterol
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Mipomersen Phase 3 Study In Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Meets Primary Endpoint
Posted: February 12th, 2010, 2:00am CST
Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) and Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) announced that the phase 3 study of mipomersen in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH) met its primary endpoint with a highly statistically significant 28 percent reduction in LDL-cholesterol after 26 weeks of treatment, compared with an increase of 5 percent for placebo...
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Urinary Retention
Posted: February 12th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Urinary Retention
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/12/2010 4:02:00 PM
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Secondhand Smoke
Posted: February 12th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Secondhand Smoke
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/12/2010 3:32:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2010 3:32:18 PM -
Chocolate Chips Away at Stroke Risk
Posted: February 12th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Chocolate Chips Away at Stroke Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 2/12/2010 10:51:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2010 10:51:15 AM -
Bill Clinton Has Coronary Artery Procedure
Posted: February 12th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Bill Clinton Has Coronary Artery Procedure
Category: Health News
Created: 2/12/2010 10:41:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2010 10:41:43 AM -
Few Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Take Tamoxifen
Posted: February 12th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Few Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Take Tamoxifen
Category: Health News
Created: 2/11/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2010
Topix.net - Cholesterol
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Family First: Teens and Cholesterol
Posted: February 11th, 2010, 5:35pm CST
A new survey by the Centers for Disease Control finds that 20 percent of American teenagers have unhealthy levels of cholesterol, which is a major component of heart disease.
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Cholesterol Drug May Fight Cataracts
Posted: February 11th, 2010, 9:28am CST
Statins, a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels, may cut the risks of cataracts in men by almost 40 percent, Tel Aviv University researchers say.
MedicineNet Cholesterol General
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Bill Clinton's Angioplasty and Stent Procedure
Posted: February 11th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Bill Clinton's Angioplasty and Stent Procedure
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 2/11/2010 4:01:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/11/2010 4:01:09 PM -
Nerve Disease and Bladder Control
Posted: February 11th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Nerve Disease and Bladder Control
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/11/2010 2:53:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/11/2010 2:53:47 PM -
Percentage of Overweight, Obese Americans Swells
Posted: February 11th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Percentage of Overweight, Obese Americans Swells
Category: Health News
Created: 2/11/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/11/2010 10:10:33 AM -
Migraines Linked to Heart Attack Risk
Posted: February 11th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Migraines Linked to Heart Attack Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 2/11/2010 10:03:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/11/2010 10:03:05 AM