Statins may reduce risk of sudden cardiac death
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NEW YORK  - Results of a new study indicate that the so-called statin drugs used to lower cholesterol levels also help prevent chaotic heart beats that can lead to sudden cardiac death.
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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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Cardiac pacemakers could help reduce the high incidence of sudden death among those with epilepsy, a British study indicates. Four of 20 patients monitored
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NEW YORK  - Taking a statin drug does not seem to increase or decrease the likelihood of a woman developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the medical journal Cancer.
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MONDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Eliminating the cost of medications for people who have heart attacks would lead to longer lives and lower overall medical costs, new research suggests.
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A long-acting niacin drug that  raises so-called good cholesterol showed promise in slowing the  clogging of arteries when taken along with cholesterol-lowering  statins compared to statin therapy alone, according to a small  clinical study.
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Taking one drug to raise "good" cholesterol and one to lower bad cholesterol can slow the progression of heart disease more effectively than either medicine alone, a new study has found.
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THE QUESTION: Statins frequently are given to people with high cholesterol to lower their levels and prevent heart problems. Would statins help diabetics whose cholesterol levels are not elevated but who still
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Statin drugs that lower cholesterol  levels and reduce the risk of heart disease may also help slow  down the AIDS virus, Spanish researchers reported on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - The results of a new study  suggest that treatment with a cholesterol-lowering statin  called simvastatin (Zocor) may have small negative effects on  brain function.
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For elderly patients with  coronary disease, treatment with high doses of  cholesterol-lowering Lipitor (known generically as  atorvastatin) reduces the risk of heart-related events more  than low doses, according to a new report.
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According to a new study, all type 2 diabetics benefits from taking statins (cholesterol lowering drugs), even those whose cholesterol levels are normal. Their chances of ever developing heart disease or strokes would be significantly reduced, says the ...
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Putting patients with heart trouble on a high dosage of statin drugs quickly to lower their blood cholesterol levels offers only a marginal benefit compared to current treatment, a study said on Monday.
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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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A disappointing study of the heart drug Vytorin has led some doctors to reconsider what makes statin drugs so effective at fighting heart disease.
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Cholesterol-lowering statins, a popular class of drugs that includes Pfizer Inc.'s Lipitor, may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to results from a small study presented on Tuesday.
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A new study of a popular cholesterol-lowering drug finds that more of the drug is not necessarily better. A high dose of the statin called Zocor -- 80 mg -- did not significantly reduce chances of a second heart attack any more than a low dose -- 20 mg.