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Health

Any Diet Is Good for Losing Weight as long as You Stick to It!

Any Diet Is Good for Losing Weight as long as You Stick to It!

Losing weight has always been a problem for overweight and obese people. There are so many books,...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 14:06
The Number of Kids in Need of Statins Lower than Expected

The Number of Kids in Need of Statins Lower than Expected

Fewer than 1 percent of American kids need cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to a new study...
» read full story February 17th, 2009 - 14:00

Control Your Cardiovascular Risk Factors for a Healthy Heart!

  Protecting your heart is easier than you might think! High blood pressure, high cholesterol...
» read full story February 10th, 2009 - 16:40
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Heart Risk

Newer Antipsychotics Pose Heart Risk

The findings of a new study add to the growing number of studies criticizing the class of newer...
» read full story January 16th, 2009 - 14:42

FDA Approves Abbott’s Cholesterol Medicine TriLipix

Federal regulators approved Abbott’s TripLipix for stand-alone treatment and combo use to lower...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 12:22

Small Victory in War Against Heart Disease

The ways of heart disease research can sometimes be too tricky to follow for the unscientific mind,...
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 16:55
Gene Mutation Protects Against the Negative Effects of a High-Fat Diet

Gene Mutation Protects Against the Negative Effects of a High-Fat Diet

A genetic mutation found in a small group of people might protect their heart against the effects...
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 12:46
New Gene Mutation Linked To Low Cholesterol

New Gene Mutation Linked To Low Cholesterol

Medical research can take the oddest turns in the struggle to develop new drugs, treatments and the...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 21:43
Researchers Find Role For apoC-III

Researchers Find Role For apoC-III

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» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 18:04
Gene Mutation Keeps Some People Away from Heart Disease

Gene Mutation Keeps Some People Away from Heart Disease

The presence of a gene mutation in the human body appears to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol and...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 11:57

Harvard’s Renowned Psychiatrist under Investigation for Drug Earnings

A Congressional investigation led by Sen. Charles Grassley revealed in June that a world-renowned...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 14:21
A Study Finds New Ways of Detecting Heart Disease

A Study Finds New Ways of Detecting Heart Disease

A regular medical exam could soon contain a simple, low-cost blood test, which could help assess...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:42

Study: Statin Drug Cuts Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke, Death

A cholesterol-lowering statin drug given to people with normal cholesterol can reduce their risk of...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 18:16
Cost Of Diabetes Care Has Doubled In Six Years

Cost Of Diabetes Care Has Doubled In Six Years

Americans with diabetes nearly doubled their spending on drugs and expensive treatments for...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 11:17
Both Newer and Older-Generation Antipsychotics Have Side Effects

Both Newer and Older-Generation Antipsychotics Have Side Effects

It appears that newer antipsychotics, such as Zyprexa from Eli Lilly and Risperdal from Janssen...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 14:59

This Year’s Lasker Awards for Medical Research: Top Five

Akira Endo, a Japanese scientist who discovered the first cholesterol-lowering statin drug, was...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 14:00
Five Renowned Researchers Honored with This Year’s Lasker Awards

Five Renowned Researchers Honored with This Year’s Lasker Awards

Akira Endo, 74, of Biopharm Research Laboratories in Tokyo was one of the five scientists awarded...
» read full story September 14th, 2008 - 14:13

Possible Link Between Vytorin And Cancer, Say Experts

Vytorin is a “best-selling” and heavily promoted cholesterol lowering drug. It is a composite of...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 14:45
Experts at Odds over Vytorin's Alleged Cancer Risk

Experts at Odds over Vytorin's Alleged Cancer Risk

Vytorin prescriptions drop as studies link the cholesterol drug with higher numbers of cancer...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 20:54
Study Finds that Vytorin Might Cause Cancer

Study Finds that Vytorin Might Cause Cancer

The Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis (SEAS) trial found out that the drug Vytorin, used...
» read full story August 24th, 2008 - 19:59
Vytorin's Alleged Cancer Risk Questioned by FDA, Experts

Vytorin's Alleged Cancer Risk Questioned by FDA, Experts

Earlier this year, it was revealed that the U.S. spent $1.5 billion in 2006 on Vytorin, a...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 16:41
Getting Rid Of Your Cholesterol Might Not Cause You Cancer

Getting Rid Of Your Cholesterol Might Not Cause You Cancer

Even though a study conducted last year announced that there might be connection between...
» read full story August 21st, 2008 - 15:19
AAP Makes Controversial Recommendations for Statin Use in Kids

AAP Makes Controversial Recommendations for Statin Use in Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics has changed its guidelines, recommending testing of overweight...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 17:55
The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Cholesterol Drugs for Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Cholesterol Drugs for Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics is seeking to change some of its recommendations regarding...
» read full story July 07th, 2008 - 12:35
Low Levels of Good Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer’s

Low Levels of Good Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer’s

A study made by researchers at the University College in London and the National Institute for...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 15:24
High Levels Of Good Cholesterol May Preserve Memory

High Levels Of Good Cholesterol May Preserve Memory

New research suggests that high levels of so-called “good” HDL cholesterol not only reduce risk of...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 11:11
Obama Enjoys ‘Excellent Health,’ His Physician Says

Obama Enjoys ‘Excellent Health,’ His Physician Says

Just days after his Republican rival, John McCain, released his medical records trying to remove...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 10:42
Key Cardiologist Speaks About Vytorin Scandal

Key Cardiologist Speaks About Vytorin Scandal

A key cardiologist who worked with Merck and Schering-Plough on a comprehensive study on their...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 22:20
Lower Cholesterol, Blood Pressure May Annul Diabetics’ Heart Risk

Lower Cholesterol, Blood Pressure May Annul Diabetics’ Heart Risk

New research shows that aggressive use of drugs to lower cholesterol and blood pressure may help...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 14:49
Vytorin and Zetia Use Questioned after Release of Study’s Results

Vytorin and Zetia Use Questioned after Release of Study’s Results

Top U.S. heart doctors warned Sunday at the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting in...
» read full story March 31st, 2008 - 11:05
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U.S.

Gene Mutation Said To Combat Obesity

Gene Mutation Said To Combat Obesity

The presence of a gene mutation in the human body appears to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol and...
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 15:53
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Specials

Want to Lose Weight? Stick to Your Diet, Researchers Say

Want to Lose Weight? Stick to Your Diet, Researchers Say

New research in this week’s issue of The New England Journal of Medicine reveals the secret...
» read full story February 27th, 2009 - 14:28
Gene Mutation Protects against Heart Damage

Gene Mutation Protects against Heart Damage

The presence of a gene mutation in the human body appears to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol and...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 16:14
Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’

Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’

Hundreds of previous studies have shown that obesity comes with a number of risks, such as heart...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:07
8-Years-Olds to Get Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs If Obese

8-Years-Olds to Get Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs If Obese

Kids as young as 8 are recommended cholesterol-lowering drugs if diet alone fails to work in order...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 10:42
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Science

Study Says Gene Mutation Might Protects Against Heart Damage

Study Says Gene Mutation Might Protects Against Heart Damage

The presence of a gene mutation in the human body appears to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol and...
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 11:59
Diabetes Drugs from the Past Work in the Present Too

Diabetes Drugs from the Past Work in the Present Too

Researchers at John Hopkins University have found out that old medicines used to treat type 2...
» read full story July 17th, 2007 - 17:28
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