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Side Effect Of Cholesterol Drug Niaspan
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High blood cholesterol occurs when there is too much cholesterol in your blood. Your cholesterol level is determined partly by your genetic makeup and the saturated
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Memory loss, confusion, increased diabetes risk possible side effects...
The FDA recently announced increased safety warnings for those taking cholesterol lowering drugs, saying that they can cause memory loss,... Read more »
Statins: good drugs for bad cholesterol
Statins (technically, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are a very important class of prescription medications. The drugs in this class... Read more »
Success of New Anti-Cholesterol Drug Eprotirome
As both a blogger and a patient "living with heart disease" the recent announcement (see HealthCentral.com report) of the success of the... Read more »
Type 2 Diabetes, Statin Drugs in High Doses for Cholesterol, Heart...
One of the cliches about treating diabetes is that having diabetes puts you in the same risk category as that of a person who has already... Read more »
The JUPITER Study: Should everybody take Crestor?
The JUPITER study has been the subject of countless headlines reporting the unprecedented reduction in heart attacks with the cholesterol... Read more »
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Cholesterol drug Niaspan may soon have "low flush" formula
Kos Pharmaceuticals has asked the Food and Drug Administration for approval of a new form of its cholesterol medicine Niaspan. The new caplet is... Read more »
Niaspan better than Crestor or Zocor, says manufacturer
A study has found that niacin-based Niaspan was more effective than Crestor or Zocor at reducing levels of triglycerides and certain types of LDL... Read more »
Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The absolute mandate for improving cholesterol levels is to first make changes in lifestyle (both diet and exercise). Even when drugs are used,... Read more »
Supreme Court to Hear Cholesterol Drug Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear the case of people who say they were harmed by the cholesterol drug Baycol (cerivastatin), which was... Read more »
New drug may help treat inherited cholesterol disease
A new drug that helps people with an inherited form of high cholesterol is showing promise in clinical trials. The drug, AEGR-733, is being tested to... Read more »
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