A meta-analysis involving 80,000 patients found statins -- cholesterol-lowering drugs -- have few symptomatic side effects, researchers in Britain said. Dr. Judith Finegold of the National Heart and Lung Institute in London said an ...
February 17, 2014 Sophie Langley An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, research shows Prescribing an apple a day to all adults aged 50 and over would prevent or delay around 8,500 vascular deaths such as heart attacks and ...
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Up to 30 percent of heart attack patients suffer a new heart attack because cardiologists are unable to control inflammation inside heart arteries — the process that leads to clots rupturing and causing myocardial infarction or ...
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Statins may help prevent delirium in critically ill patients who were taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs before they were admitted to hospital, a new study suggests. This beneficial effect may be due to the anti-inflammatory effects of ...
Cardiovascular comorbidities may be going under-recognized and undertreated in patients with bipolar disorder, say UK researchers. This is despite the UK having a healthcare system that is free at the point of access, they note. "This ...
As 2013 nears to a close, the year's top health news story -- the fumbled debut of the Affordable Care Act, often dubbed Obamacare -- continues to grab headlines. The Obama administration had high hopes for its health-care reform package, ...
Quackity quack, the quacks are back, and this time they're targeting fish oil supplements, claiming that taking fish oils raises your risk of prostate cancer. Hogwash. This is just another case of pure fearmongering quackery by the ...
The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released new U.S. cardiovascular prevention guidelines to prevent heart attack and stroke. "These new guidelines represent the best of what scientific research can tell us ...
The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released new U.S. cardiovascular prevention guidelines to prevent heart attack and stroke. "These new guidelines represent the best of what scientific research can tell us ...
Amarin, a biopharmaceutical company, has announced the outcome of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee for the use of Vascepa (icosapent ethyl) capsules in the treatment of high ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted to review AstraZeneca's new drug application (NDA) for Epanova, an investigational compound for the treatment for patients with severe hypertriglyceridaemia. Omthera Pharmaceuticals, ...
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Mylan's US subsidiary, has launched one of the first generic versions of Abbott's Trilipix Capsule in the US. Known as Fenofibric Acid Delayed-release Capsules, 45mg and 135mg is indicated for patients with mixed ...
Think a pill that packs two cholesterol-lowering drugs in one potent package is a good idea? The Food and Drug Administration thinks so. It recently approved the combination of the popular statin drug Lipitor (atorvastatin) with another ...
Merck, referred to as MSD outside the US and Canada, has obtained FDA approval for Liptruzet tablets as an adjunctive therapy to diet for the treatment of elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in primary or mixed hyperlipidemia ...
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