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Cholesterol Drug Study Raises Concerns - CBS News
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Quit Statins May Face Raised Death Risk - Health News - Health.com
news.health.com — “By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering from rheumatoid arthritis who stop taking their cholesterol-lowering drugs may raise their risk of dying, a new study finds.” View full resource at news.health.com
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Merck blood clot drug in limbo after mixed results - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Impressive efficacy but worrisome bleeding was seen for a new type of blood clot preventer tested by Merck & Co in one of the largest heart-drug studies ever conducted, researchers said on Saturday, raising questions whether the company will seek approval of the drug and whether it can pass muster with regulators. Vorapaxar has been dogged by bleeding concerns since January 2011, when a safety committee overseeing the 26,449-patient study said the new type o” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
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Merck blood clot drug in limbo after mixed results - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Impressive efficacy but worrisome bleeding was seen for a new type of blood clot preventer tested by Merck & Co in one of the largest heart-drug studies ever conducted, raising questions whether the company will seek approval of the drug and whether it can pass muster with regulators, researchers said on Saturday. Vorapaxar has been dogged by bleeding concerns since January 2011, when a safety committee overseeing the 26,449-patient study said the new type o” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
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American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report: Experimental Drug Raises "Good" Cholesterol, May Help Control Diabetes - Drugs.com MedNews
drugs.com — “Study Highlights An experimental cholesterol drug improved blood sugar control The drug raises levels of good cholesterol and may help lower cardiovascular dise” View full resource at drugs.com
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American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report: Experimental Drug Raises "Good" Cholesterol, May Help Control Diabetes - Drugs.com MedNews
drugs.com — “Study Highlights An experimental cholesterol drug improved blood sugar control The drug raises levels of good cholesterol and may help lower cardiovascular dise” View full resource at drugs.com
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Statins Don't Seem to Raise Cancer Risk - High Cholesterol Center - Everyday Health
everydayhealth.com — “A large, new study appears to quell concerns that taking statins might raise the risk of cancer.” View full resource at everydayhealth.com
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C.J.F. Urges Women Taking Topamax During Childbearing Years to Become Fully Aware of Newly Found Birth Defect Risks - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “Read 'C.J.F. Urges Women Taking Topamax During Childbearing Years to Become Fully Aware of Newly Found Birth Defect Risks' on Yahoo! News. Serious concerns have been raised about the pregnancy risks associated with Topamax treatment in women of childbearing age. Topamax is one of the most commonly prescribed medications for the treatment of epilepsy and migraine headaches in the U.S., but recent studies have suggested a potential link between Topamax use in pregnancy and serious birth defects. T” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
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New Concerns Raised About Withdrawn Archives Meditation Paper - Larry Husten - Cardiobrief - Forbes
blogs.forbes.com — “I don't know why Archives of Internal Medicine stopped the publication of a paper only moments before its scheduled debut (see my previous post for the details). But a news story on the study (published despite the withdrawal of the paper, and provoking further questions about gullible journalists) provides firm evidence [...]” View full resource at blogs.forbes.com
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Larger trial study needed to decide fate of niacin
news-medical.net — “Niaspan is a cholesterol drug manufactured by Abbott Laboratories. Doctors have customarily prescribed Niacin to raise levels of HDL ("good" cholesterol) in patients taking a statin pill that is successfully lowering their LDL ("bad" cholesterol).” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Dr. Dean Ornish: Cholesterol: The Good, the Bad and the Truth
huffingtonpost.com — “Rather than being concerned about how to raise your "good" cholesterol, eat a whole foods, plant-based diet--and spend a few minutes a day exercising, meditating, and loving more.” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com
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Niacin Drugs Don’t Reduce Heart Attack Risk, Study Says - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com — “Surprising results suggest that raising patients’ good cholesterol did not seem to matter against heart disease.” View full resource at nytimes.com
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HDL-Raising Drug Fails To Show Benefit In Government Study - Matthew Herper - The Medicine Show - Forbes
blogs.forbes.com — “The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute stopped a large clinical trial of prescription niacin, which raises high density lipoprotein, the "good cholesterol," because the drug failed to prevent heart attacks and strokes. That's bad news for Abbott Laboratories, which sells Niaspan, the most-used niacin, and Merck, which is developing a [...]” View full resource at blogs.forbes.com
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Combo of Paxil, Pravachol May Raise Blood Sugar - iVillage
ivillage.com — “WEDNESDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Taken in combination, two commonly prescribed drugs, the antidepressant Paxil and the cholesterol-lowering medication Pravachol, appear to significantly raise blood sugar levels, a new study finds. The inc” View full resource at ivillage.com
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Experimental Pill For 'Good' Cholesterol Shines In Safety Study : Shots - Health News Blog : NPR
npr.org — “A daily pill from Merck raised HDL cholesterol by 138 percent in people who got the medicine compared with those who didn't. The pill, which hasn't been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, also cut bad cholesterol by 38 percent.” View full resource at npr.org
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Long-Term Statin Use Won't Raise Cancer Risk: Study
health.yahoo.net — “WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Long term use of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins does not increase the risk of cancer and may even decrease users' risks for lymphoma, melanoma and endometrial tumors, a new study finds.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net
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