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Major Study Shows That Lescol(R) XL, A Statin From Novartis, Improves Post-operative Cardiac Outcomes In Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery
medicalnewstoday.com — “Patients undergoing vascular surgery treated perioperatively with lescol® xl (fluvastatin sodium extended-release tablets) showed a significant improvement in postoperative cardiac outcome wit” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Gene Behind Serious Statin Risk
webmd.com — “A variant gene causes more than 60% of cases of a serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs -- muscle pain and weakness.” View full resource at webmd.com
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FDA Approves Livalo, a New Statin
webmd.com — “The fda has approved livalo (generic name: pitavastatin), a new cholesterol-lowering statin drug. livalo already is sold in japan, korea, and thailand.” View full resource at webmd.com
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webMD: Livalo, a New Statin, Gets FDA Nod http://tinyurl.com/lzkkyz Full http://tinyurl.com/n847dm
Cholesterol Drugs for Healthy Adults: A Risky Move?
qualityhealth.com — “Risks have been found for healthy people taking cholesterol drugs.” View full resource at qualityhealth.com
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#heartdisease Cholesterol Drugs for Healthy Adults: A Risky Move? http://sns.ly/d8W43
Study finds even more may benefit from statin use | Reuters
reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Apparently healthy people with normal or even low cholesterol levels might benefit as much from taking statin drugs as people with high cholesterol, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. They” View full resource at reuters.com
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Statins for...everyone? My favorite part: where our reporter uses my favorite statistic, number needed to treat (NNT). http://bit.ly/qoqZ5
Statins cut heart problems after artery surgery - Health- msnbc.com
msnbc.msn.com — “People getting an artery unclogged or repaired were much less likely to die or have a heart attack afterward if they took preventive doses of statins before and after their operations.” View full resource at msnbc.msn.com
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Pravachol (Pravastatin)
medicinenet.com — “Depicts the medication pravastatin (Pravachol), a drug used for the reduction of total and LDL cholesterol as well as triglycerides and to increase HDL cholesterol. Pravastatin reduces the occurrence of heart attacks, strokes and death caused by coronary artery disease.” View full resource at medicinenet.com
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Muscle Damage From Statins May Evade Blood Test
webmd.com — “Patients taking statins who have normal cpk blood tests may still experience statin-related muscle injury, new research suggests.)” View full resource at webmd.com
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Muscle Damage From Statins May Evade Blood Test: Patients taking statins who have normal CPK blood tests may sti.. http://tinyurl.com/m9dju4
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