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Fewer than 1 percent of American teens are likely to need cholesterol drugs, says a new study that offers some reassuring news on the childhood obesity front.
made popular Feb 16 2009
AP, Trenton
Schering-Plough Corp. says sales of the cholesterol drugs it markets with partner Merck & Co. have started dropping again.
made popular Dec 18 2008
AP, Trenton
Merck & Co. is expanding an already-large study of an experimental cholesterol drug _ rejected this spring by U.S. regulators _ to get results sooner so it can...
made popular Oct 17 2008
Cow’s blood, pus, hormones, pesticides, and antibiotics plus heaps and heaps of cholesterol — these are just some of the things you can find in cow’s...
made popular Oct 8 2008
When I had my heart attack at 43, all my doctors were really surprised. I was young, I’m not overweight, and I don’t eat a lot of fatty foods.
made popular Aug 28 2008
AP, Washington
Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs...
made popular Aug 8 2008
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Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in...
made popular Jul 23 2008
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For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart...
made popular Jul 7 2008
A new study from the UK suggests that low levels of the “good” HDL cholesterol is linked to poor memory, and decline in memory, in middle aged adults.
made popular Jul 3 2008
To battle the rising cholesterol levels in India, Nestle India has introduced a new skimmed milk - Nesvita Pro-Heart Omega 3 - complete with what it called a...
made popular Jul 3 2008
AP, Trenton
Merck & Co. has halted a study of an experimental drug it had touted as key to energizing its sagging cholesterol franchise, barely three weeks after U.S....
made popular May 21 2008
AP, Washington
Regulators ended last week and started this one by rejecting two potential blockbuster cholesterol drugs, leaving three drugmakers reeling and Wall Street wondering if...
made popular Apr 29 2008
AP, Trenton
A Merck & Co. experimental drug has been rejected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the second time in four days.Shares of Merck fell 5 percent to...
made popular Apr 28 2008
Researchers in the United States have found that eating two chocolate bars daily not only cuts down cholesterol levels but also controls high blood pressure,
made popular Apr 23 2008
I have cured my type 2 Diabetes.
I was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes about 10 years ago. At first I just listened to my doctors that told me there was no cure for...
made popular Apr 3 2008
AP, New York
Shares of Merck and Schering-Plough plunged Monday to their lowest levels in years as new clinical data raised questions about their heart drugs.The companies market...
made popular Mar 31 2008
AP, Chicago
Full results of a failed trial on Vytorin, a medicine taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, left doctors stunned that the drug did not improve heart...
made popular Mar 30 2008
An international study of 20,000 people found seven new genes that influence blood cholesterol levels, a major factor in heart disease, and confirmed 11 other genes...
made popular Jan 17 2008
AP, Washington
Government advisers on Thursday rejected Merck & Co.’s bid for over-the-counter sales of Mevacor, the granddaddy of the famed cholesterol-lowering drugs. Too...
made popular Dec 13 2007
AP, Washington
Government advisers rejected Merck & Co.’s latest bid for over-the-counter sales of Mevacor, the granddaddy of the famed cholesterol-lowering drugs.They said...
made popular Dec 13 2007
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Controversial drug Trasylol that is used world-wide as a heart-surgery medicine is once again amid controversies, as a new study holds Trasylol responsible for...
made popular Feb 7 2007
For years we have been listening, that exercise is good for heart, despite the fact that there has never been an intensive study to give out a solid reason to vindicate...
made popular Jan 20 2007
Millions of people across the world are surviving with pacemakers and defibrillators. Thanks to the advancement of medical science. But, the question arises on what...
made popular Nov 14 2006
Torcetrapib is a new drug that has specially been made by drug manufacturer company, Pfizer to increase the level of ‘good’ cholesterol. Whereas it can be...
made popular Nov 2 2006
Statin may be helpful in keeping up health of the hearts of heart patients; a new study has promulgated this fact after studying about 24,000 adults with heart...
made popular Nov 2 2006
Heart patients and patients of other medical complications might be affected from Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The August issue of the Harvard Heart Letter,...
made popular Aug 11 2006
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