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Alternative treatment for cholesterol shows promise
WASHINGTON: An experimental treatment has shown promise in lowering bad cholesterol, offering hope for people at risk of heart disease but who cannot tolerate drugs known as statins, researchers said Sunday.
UK cost agency urges far wider use of statin drugs
LONDON: Doctors should use cholesterol-lowering statin drugs much more widely to prevent heart attacks and strokes, according to Britain's healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog.
Another factor causing heart attacks?
NEW YORK: Thousands of heart attack victims every year have none of the notorious risk factors before their crisis - not high cholesterol, not unhealthy triglycerides.
Is there another factor other than cholesterol and triglycerides causing heart attacks?
NEW YORK: Thousands of heart attack victims every year have none of the notorious risk factors before their crisis - not high cholesterol, not unhealthy triglycerides
More proof Mediterranean diet can ward off heart disease
A Mediterranean diet high in olive oil, nuts, fish and fresh fruits and vegetables may help prevent heart disease and strokes, according to a large study from Spain.
Lipitor prepares for fadeout after US$130bil sales
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may take a breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer's disease to match the $130 billion lifetime sales record of Pfizer's Lipitor, the cholesterol fighter that wrote its own chapter in pharmaceutical history.
New drug claims steep drop in bad cholesterol; boosts good cholestrol
CHICAGO: An experimental drug boosted good cholesterol so high and dropped bad cholesterol so low in a study that doctors were stunned and voiced renewed hopes for an entirely new way of preventing heart attacks and strokes.
Innovation unravelled
Dr Lim Ewe Ghee feels the principles underlying the NEM should continue to be applauded.
Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia
ORLANDO, Florida (AP): A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin - drugs that are still taken by millions of people to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.
