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  • Low Cholesterol May Shrink Risk For High-grade Prostate Cancer 8 Nov 2009 04:34 GMT
    ... in 2006, she linked use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to lower risk of advanced prostate cancer. ... older enrolled in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial from 1993 to 1996. Some 1,251 men ...

  • Cholesterol drug sales set to double 7 Nov 2009 02:55 GMT
    ... Sales of cholesterol lowering agents, or statins, are set to shoot up with the increasing use of these drugs by patients of asthma, sepsis, inflammation and ... from an Indian drugmaker, which makes generic simvastatin, (one of the several statin variants) said, ...

  • More Employers Turning to UnitedHealthcare's Diabetes Health Plan to Help Improve Health, Control Costs 7 Nov 2009 09:24 GMT
    ... )--Employers are signing up for a first-of-its-kind health ... some free diabetes supplies and diabetes-related prescription drugs, as well as lower co-payments for related ... oral anti-glycemics, ARB and ACE, anti-depressants and statins). To remain in the program, participants must ...

  • Independent Thought on Statins 4 Nov 2009 05:36 GMT
    ... Statins is the label given to chemical compounds ... Co, the first major manufacturer on the statin scene, could never have imagined their product ... this conclusion was not profitable for the drug companies (sponsoring the research) and, when he ...

  • Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients 3 Nov 2009 19:52 GMT
    ... TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Statins may boost the risk of fatigue and ... But a second report found the cholesterol-reducing drugs reduce the risk of clots in those ... heart failure who have an indication for statin therapy, such as coronary artery disease or ...

  • Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients 3 Nov 2009 20:12 GMT
    ... Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients ... But a second report found the cholesterol-reducing drugs reduce the risk of clots in those ... heart failure who have an indication for statin therapy, such as coronary artery disease or ...

  • Statins may have negative effects on some cardiac patients, says study 5 Nov 2009 05:18 GMT
    ... Although statins are widely used to prevent , strokes, ... new research shows that the class of drugs may actually have negative effects on some ... in patients with DHF vs. SHF. A non-statin group (82 percent of patients had DHF) ...

  • Statins may worsen symptoms in some cardiac patients 3 Nov 2009 19:54 GMT
    ... Statins may worsen symptoms in some cardiac patients ... new research shows that the class of drugs may actually have negative effects on some ... in patients with DHF vs. SHF. A non-statin group (82 percent of patients had DHF) ...

  • Influenza: statins may help, but did aspirin misuse hinder in 1918? 4 Nov 2009 04:31 GMT
    ... Influenza: statins may help, but did aspirin misuse hinder ... suggests that the anti-inflammatory properties of cholesterol-busting statin drugs can help mitigate the impact of flu ...

  • Statins can damage as well as weaken muscles 6 Nov 2009 08:11 GMT
    ... widely prescribed medications in the world are statins, because they are an important factor in ... of cardiovascular disease. Yet, as in most drugs, there are potential side effects. In clinical ... that structural damage may be present in statin-associated muscle complaints. In some cases, muscle biopsies ...

  • Statins may protect against liver cancer, reduce need for gallbladder removals 5 Nov 2009 10:52 GMT
    ... Washington, May 6 : Statin drugs, which are commonly used by people for ... indication of a cancer preventive effect for statins specific to HCC. While these findings need ...

  • Statins May Worsen Symptoms In Some Cardiac Patients 5 Nov 2009 01:19 GMT
    ... College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), found that statins have beneficial effects on patients with systolic ... in patients with DHF vs. SHF. A non-statin group (82 percent of patients had DHF) ... cardiovascular factors, statins are becoming a standard treatment for many patients with or without systolic ...

  • Statins May Boost Effects of Prostate Radiation 5 Nov 2009 23:10 GMT
    ... biochemical failure if they were taking a statin during radiation therapy in a retrospective cohort ... in a peer-reviewed journal. "The effect of statins may be mediated by LDL," Ruchika Gutt, ... were statin users, 42% had documentation of pretreatment total cholesterol levels, and 24% had known ...

  • Statins may help prevent blood clots 4 Nov 2009 19:50 GMT
    ... SAN DIEGO, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may prevent blood clots in patients with ... in a statement. "However, in our study, statin therapy demonstrated a protective effect on this ...

  • Family Doctor: Elderly husband and wife seek answers 2 Nov 2009 20:54 GMT
    ... Family Doctor: Elderly husband and wife seek answers Posted ... my doctor wanted me to take a statin to lower my cholesterol, but I declined because ... opinion, you did not need a statin drug, and were correct in refusing it. Your ...


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