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The effects of some drugs can change if you take other drugs or herbal products at the same time. This can increase your risk for serious side effects or may cause your medications not to work correctly. These drug interactions are possible, but do not always occur. Your doctor or pharmacist can often prevent or manage interactions by changing how you use your medications or by...
Read moreThe Washington, D.C. based American College of Cardiology (ACC) closed up its 2010 Annual Conference with some very interesting... Read more »
Dr. Philip Barter of the Heart Research Institute of Sydney, Australia, presented an update of the disappointing ILLUMINATE clinical drug... Read more »
In his previous post, Dr. Davis explained what triglycerides are and why they are so important. In this blog he will describe different... Read more »
The makers of the cholesterol-lowering drugs Crestor, Tricor, and ABT-335 are collaborating on a new cholesterol treatment that will target all three... Read more »
People with diabetes who also have high cholesterol may benefit from a combination of cholesterol drugs, a new study reports. Diabetes often causes a... Read more »
A recent survey has found that less than half of patients are warned about the dangers of triglycerides even though high levels of the fats can... Read more »
The cholesterol drug fenofibrate (Tricor/Lofibra) appears to reduce the risk of amputations for diabetics, scientists say. In one five-year study of... Read more »
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StatinsStatins are considered the most effective drugs for the treatment of high cholesterol in most patients, particularly for lowering LDL levels.... Read more »