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What Is Simvastatin Medicine

WelChol makes Zetia/Zocor combo work better, study finds

October 02, 2008
A new study has found that taking WelChol along with other cholesterol medicines may make the medicines more effective at lowering cholesterol. Researchers found that patients who took WelChol with a combination of Zetia and simvastatin (Zocor) cut their bad cholesterol levels more than those who took the Zetia/simvastatin combination alone. Read more »

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Heart Disease, Thyroid Disease, and Statins: New Links, New Solutions
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Grapefruit juice and cholesterol medication
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Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...is used in conjunction with dietary changes to lower cholesterol levels. This will keep the dose of medicine as low as possible, and lower your risk in other ways as well. Several types of drugs... Read more »
Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...being studied in several clinical trials. A small trial published in 2004 in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated promising results, particularly when torcetrapib was administered along... Read more »
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...with memantine. Several trials, including an important 2005 New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) study, have found that donepezil may have short-term benefits... Read more »
Type 1 Diabetes
...progress during the next 17 years. A follow-up study, published in 2005 in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that the benefits of tight blood glucose control persisted over time and... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...may help protect against kidney disease and kidney failure.A 2006 study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggested that some patients with prehypertension may benefit from treatment with an... Read more »

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Zocor linked to sleep problems
October 03, 2008

Doctors at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine are reporting that simvastatin (Zocor) disrupts sleep patterns in some users. Though... Read summary »

Cholesterol Drugs May Protect Memory
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Drugs commonly used to fight cholesterol may also ward off dementia and memory loss. A new study shows those who take statins... Read summary »

Herbal Medicine Dangers
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Ordering herbal medicines on the Internet may put your health at risk. In a recent study, researchers found one fifth of... Read summary »

Immune System May Reject Stem Cells
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research strikes down the idea that the immune system is blind to the presence of foreign embryonic stem cells. Researchers... Read summary »

Herbal Medicines for Menopause?
February 24, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Treating menopausal symptoms with herbal remedies could be a waste of time and money.  A new article in the Drug and Therapies... Read summary »