Experts Say More People Should Take Statins
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-- Perhaps no medicine today is so widely regarded as a wonder drug as the cholesterol-lowering statin. From Zocor to Lipitor to Pravachol, statins are top sellers in a country where half of American adults have high cholesterol...
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NEW YORK  - New research suggests that all  patients who undergo angioplasty should receive  cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs, such as Zocor and Lipitor.
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A newly identified risk factor for heart disease also seems to indicate which patients will benefit from popular statin therapies.
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Science & environment: Drug that boosts ability to lower cholesterol could help guard against heart attacks, research shows
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Statins -- the best-selling class of cholesterol-fighting drugs -- should be considered as standard therapy for all diabetics, apart from children and pregnant women, researchers said on Friday.
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Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol. A few years ago one called cerivastatin was taken off the market, because it led to rhabdomyolysis, a muscle disorder.
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Diabetics can prevent heart disease and  live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Atorvastatin,  even if they do not have particularly high cholesterol levels,  a study published on Friday said.
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Scientists have developed a speedy way to monitor the effectiveness of cholesterol-reducing statin drugs.
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LONDON - Diabetics can prevent heart disease and live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Atorvastatin, even if they do not have particularly high cholesterol levels, a study published on Friday said.
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Following results of recent clinical trials on popular cholesterol drugs, cardiologists are questioning whether a patientâs cholesterol should be all that matters.
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Merck & Co.'s Inc.'s cholesterol-lowering drug Mevacor would benefit patients who take it properly over the counter, but an advisory panel should weigh the risks if people take higher-than-recommended doses, U.S. regulatory staff said in documents released on Wednesday.
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Tens of thousands of people may have been seriously harmed by the painkiller Vioxx, and many more may be at risk from taking other popular drugs of the same class, two experts wrote in papers released Wednesday.
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By Devaraj, Sridevi; Jialal, Ishwarlal  Several studies have shown that increased levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol predict cardiovascular events.
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Leading physicians call for more sports medicines specialists to help UK athletes and to help tackle obesity.
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Diabetics should receive cholesterol-busting drugs regardless of their heart disease risk, researchers say.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- There are clear medical benefits for prescribing cholesterol-reducing statin drugs for people who don't have cardiovascular disease but are at moderate risk of heart attack, stroke or other events, new research indicates.
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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.