Diabetics who seek to aggressively lower their blood pressure and cholesterol are not reducing their risk of a heart attack and could suffer negative side effects, a study released Sunday said.
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Common treatments fail to lower diabetic heart risk: study
Posted: April 30th, 2010, 2:40pm CDT
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Study sharpens focus on Glaxo's heart drug hope
Posted: April 29th, 2010, 10:46pm CDT
A scientific study provided support on Friday for a way of fighting heart disease being pioneered by GlaxoSmithKline, likely to boost interest in drugs that target an enzyme involved in clogging arteries.
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Dr. Chris Ingraham - Family Medicine
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 11:04pm CDT
Q: Should I be on a 'Statin' medication?? A: Statins are drugs that are used to lower cholesterol and are being touted as one of the wonder drugs of the 21st century.
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Obesity causes infertility
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 6:55pm CDT
Shobha Shukla The National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation under the leadership of Dr Anoop Misra, with support from the Department of Science & Technology , Ministry of Science & Technology, organized a symposium on "Trans Fats: Global and Indian Perspectives," with a view to promote healthy living.
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Make My DayINDIANA'S Official State Beverage is ... Water?
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 2:56pm CDT
We made food history last week when Indiana declared the Wick's sugar cream as its very own State Pie.
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Heart faces first test of prevention economics
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 10:40am CDT
It's a cardinal tenet of preventive medicine, and of health reform, that knowing risks is valuable.
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AHRQ Releases New Clinician, Consumer Guides on Treating...
Posted: April 28th, 2010, 2:16am CDT
The Effective Health Care Program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ, recently posted summary guides for clinicians and consumers that discuss the treatment of high cholesterol and medications to reduce the risk of primary breast cancer in women.
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Expensive generic drugs cost Australia billions
Posted: April 27th, 2010, 10:11pm CDT
Consumers and the Australian Government are paying up to 10 times more for generic cholesterol -lowering drugs compared to the United Kingdom, according to research carried out by health economists at the University of Sydney.
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UPDATE 1-AstraZeneca wins wider EU label for Crestor drug
Posted: April 27th, 2010, 5:03pm CDT
AstraZeneca has won European approval to promote cholesterol fighter Crestor for preventing heart disease in a large new market of people with healthy cholesterol but other heart risks.
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New Data Demonstrate Welchol(R) (colesevelam HCl) Significantly Improved Lipid and Glycemic Measures
Posted: April 27th, 2010, 12:13pm CDT
Results of a new study showed that Welchol 3.75 g/d significantly improved lipid and glycemic measures in patients with high LDL cholesterol and prediabetes .
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Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) Stops Cancer Drug Testing, Remains Confident in Sutent
Posted: April 26th, 2010, 8:11pm CDT
Pfizer has had to stop another cancer drug during a late stage in the process. This time the company halted testing on therapy Sutent has failed due to a high rate of serious problems in patients with liver cancer after taking doses of the medication.
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Cholesterol Drug, colesevelam HCl, Improves Glycemia in Prediabeticscolesevelam HCl, Study
Posted: April 26th, 2010, 11:56am CDT
Cholesterol Drug, colesevelam HCl, Improves Glycemia in Prediabeticscolesevelam HCl, Metabolic Institute of America Study PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Results of a new study showed that Welchol 3.75 g/d significantly improved lipid and glycemic measures in patients with high LDL cholesterol and prediabetes .
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A UnitedHealth Problem for Merck
Posted: April 25th, 2010, 3:33am CDT
Investors usually focus on marketing approvals, but that's only half the battle for drugmakers; getting the drug paid for is arguably more important.
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New Data Demonstrate Welchol (colesevelam HCl) Significantly Improved ...
Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 6:45pm CDT
New Data Demonstrate Welchol Significantly Improved Lipid and Glycemic Measures in Patients With High LDL Cholesterol and Prediabetes PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Results of a new study showed that Welchol 3.75 g/d significantly improved lipid and glycemic measures in patients with high LDL cholesterol and prediabetes .
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'Polypill' could reduce heart disease, stroke: Researchers
Posted: April 23rd, 2010, 7:29am CDT
Canadian and Indian researches say a new pill made up of five different medications a ' a 'polypill' a ' could help reduce stroke and heart disease, two of the leading causes of death throughout the world.
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In Blow to Schering-Plough, Federal Court Invalidates Reissued Patent for Zetia
Posted: April 22nd, 2010, 7:19am CDT
A generic drug maker hoping to sell its own version of the popular cholesterol drug Zetia has succeeded in knocking out part of Schering-Plough Corp.'s patent protection on the medication.
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Research team discovers genetic variance in cancer protection from statin drugs
Posted: April 21st, 2010, 11:02pm CDT
Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have discovered why statins -- popular drugs that lower cholesterol and appear to protect against colorectal cancer development -- work for some people, but not for all.
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Dr. Paul Donohue: Heart pain at young age possible with normal arteries
Posted: April 21st, 2010, 1:05am CDT
Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a 35-year-old father with two young children. Two times in the past month, I had bad chest pain while sitting and watching TV.
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Statins Won't Lower Colon Cancer Risk
Posted: April 20th, 2010, 2:12am CDT
Statins don't lower the risk of colorectal cancer, and may even increase the chances of developing precancerous polyps, new research suggests.
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Healthy food for your eyes
Posted: April 19th, 2010, 5:57pm CDT
Wild salmon is a rich source of niacin, which helps reduce the risk of cataracts.
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Lipitor study slows progression of multiple sclerosis
Posted: April 17th, 2010, 5:38pm CDT
A new study shows cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis.
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Cholesterol Drugs May Slow MS
Posted: April 16th, 2010, 3:15pm CDT
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis, according to a new study.
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Statins may slow progression of multiple sclerosis, new study finds
Posted: April 15th, 2010, 8:49am CDT
Study participants received an 80 milligram daily dose of atorvastatin, marketed by Pfizer Inc.
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(4/2010) FDA Approval Of Crestor: Risks, Benefits
Posted: April 14th, 2010, 8:38am CDT
In compliance with the FTC, consumers should be aware that Basil & Spice reviewers occasionally receive books/products free of charge for reviewing purposes only from publishers, agents, and authors.
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Doctors share prescription for how you can be a better patient
Posted: April 13th, 2010, 11:44pm CDT
Doctors have seen it all. And we don't just mean your skivvies. Patients forget why they asked for an appointment.
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Does Steve Nissen manipulate the media? | CurrentMedicine.tv
Posted: April 11th, 2010, 11:26pm CDT
Does Steve Nissen manipulate the media? Op-Ed The Healthcare Channel April 5, 2010 The New York Times recently ran a front-page story raising concern about expanding the indication for statins to people with normal cholesterol levels, per the Crestor JUPITER trial.
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Obesity: Medical Diagnosis: Cushingoid Syndrome; Treatment: Statins...
Posted: April 9th, 2010, 11:12pm CDT
Alfred T. Sapse MD of Endogenous Stem Cells Activators, Inc. released a statement today: "Obesity is a disease, not only an accumulation of extra pounds, and as such it has to be treated primarily with drugs in coordination with other factors that would reduce the intake of fatty foods, among others.
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Pfizer Learns Live With Leaner Lipitor Cash Cow
Posted: April 7th, 2010, 10:48pm CDT
Pfizer Inc. is the world's largest pharmaceutical firm and has nine different drugs classified as "blockbusters" by their more than $1 billion in sales per year.A However, they will lose patent protection on the world's best selling drug, Lipitor, in late 2011 which will greatly diminish sales of the cholesterol treatment.A With Lipitor accounting ...
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Should Healthy People Take Statins?
Posted: April 7th, 2010, 2:29pm CDT
April 2, 2010 - Should healthy people take a cholesterol-lowering drug to prevent heart disease even if they don't have high cholesterol? The answer, for some people, is yes.
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Abbott sues Lupin to block generic TriLipix
Posted: April 6th, 2010, 2:26pm CDT
Abbott Laboratories, the maker of the arthritis medicine Humira, sued Lupin Ltd.
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Cereal Not Enough to Lower Cholesterol
Posted: April 5th, 2010, 2:14pm CDT
Research shows that more dietary changes are needed for significant benefits. Elena Conis April 5, 2010 If you believe what you read in the cereal aisle, the right breakfast choice can lower your cholesterol - and cut your risk of heart disease.
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Debate over potential harm of cholesterol drug
Posted: April 5th, 2010, 9:07am CDT
The blockbuster cholesterol drug Crestor is about to become available to millions of people who do not have cholesterol problems.
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Shopping for low cholesterol foods
Posted: April 4th, 2010, 8:48am CDT
More than 102 million Americans have high cholesterol. If you have it, you know to avoid certain foods.
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Should Cholesterol Drugs Be Used By Those Without High Cholesterol?
Posted: April 3rd, 2010, 8:36am CDT
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in February approved the use of the cholesterol-lowering statin drug Crestor for some people with normal cholesterol levels, cardiologist Dr.
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Once-healthy Coloradans now ailing and seeking a peculiar prescription
Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 8:39pm CDT
Kind of a funny place, this Colorado. Depending on who's doing the talking, we Coloradans are among the most hale and healthy of all the Americans.
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Cholesterol drug safe for healthy people?
Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 8:22am CDT
FDA's controversial decision to allow cholesterol medication as preventative treatment.
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U.S. Prescription Drug Sales Hit $300 Bln In 2009
Posted: April 2nd, 2010, 12:22am CDT
U.S. prescription drug sales climbed by 5.1 percent to $300.3 billion in 2009, easily outpacing the 1.8 percent growth rate seen in 2008, according to data collected by IMS Health.
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Abbott / AstraZeneca Cholesterol Drug Gets FDA Knock-Back
Posted: April 1st, 2010, 4:02pm CDT
Certriad has been thrown into a period of uncertainty. The FDA issued a complete response letter for the Abbott Laboratories /AstraZeneca cholesterol therapy on Tuesday, two weeks after the regulator announced it would be evaluating new data suggesting that diabetic patients treated with a fenofibrate and statin, the ingredients of Certriad, were ...