Niacin to the Rescue
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I am taking niacin for high cholesterol. How does it work?
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A study shows promising results for Novartis's COX-2 inhibitor.
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NEW YORK  - Heart attack survivors might do  well to begin treatment with a statin drug -- such as Lipitor  or Zocor -- as soon as possible, a new study suggests.
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BOSTON -- On Friday&#39;s HealthBeat, Rhonda Mann reported on some good news about teen agers and tobacco use, what gives us gray hair as we age and a possible way to prevent the building up of plaque in arteries.
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A new drug that fights a form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, won applause if not approval from a panel of advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration.
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An apple a day may keep colon cancer away through a plant chemical that reduces precancerous lesions. Researchers from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) have
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Vitamin E can help restore sudden hearing loss, research suggests.
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Fortifying food with folic acid can greatly reduce the incidence of spina bifida and other birth defects, says a Canadian study in the latest issue of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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A compound in the fruits acted as effectively as a commercial drug used to reduce levels of the &quot;bad&quot; form of cholesterol in rodents.
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NEW YORK  - Early treatment with Lipitor  (atorvastatin), a "statin" cholesterol-lowering drug, reduces  the build-up of artery-clogging plaque in patients who've had a  recent heart attack, new research suggests.
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Here&#39;s the good news from the National Cancer Institute. A new study finds those foods can decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, unfortunately it doesn&#39;t decrease the risk of cancer.
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Here is an interesting way to keep heart disease at bay. Australian researchers have found that a daily meal of seven ingredients including wine and chocolate could cut heart disease by 76 per cent.
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AtheroGenics announces the path forward for its lead drug.
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Cancer drug shows exceptional promise as it moves toward FDA review.
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There's encouraging news about an enzyme replacement drug.
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A new study, published in the November issue of the journal &quot;Diabetes Care&quot; has indicated that about 40 percent of diabetic patients can reduce their risk of heart attacks and of dying from heart disease by taking vitamin E supplements.
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A drug has been found to slow a common cause of vision loss - and even improve sight in some patients.