High hopes for new cholesterol drug
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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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Heart attack prevention has just taken another step with the US Food and Drug Administration&#39;s go-ahead for one of the nation&#39;s best-selling cholesterol
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TUESDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A new kind of drug designed to lower levels of "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and reduce heart disease risk has proved safe and effective in a phase II clinical trial, researchers report.
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New technology could lead to safer, more effective drugs.
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Surprising study results show that the popular heart drug doesn't live up to its claims  -  and three new trials are now underway
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A new compound gives hope as the disease has become increasingly resistant to current drugs. By Thomas H. Maugh II / Los Angeles Times.
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A new therapy shows glimpses of promise, but proving a benefit in heart patients could be hard.
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A molecule that promotes the growth of the young heart shows promise as a treatment for heart attack in animal studies and is being readied for human trials, researchers report.
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A study shows promising results for Novartis's COX-2 inhibitor.
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As Rod McLeod swallows a Lipitor every day, he weighs the risks and benefits of the cholesterol-lowering tablet -- the best-selling medicine in the world.
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A compound in blueberries appears to be effective in lowering cholesterol, according to a study using cells from rat livers. The compound, called pterostilbene, has the potential to be developed into a natural
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AtheroGenics announces the path forward for its lead drug.
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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 drug that blocks a cellular pathway involved in cravings could help people quit smoking and lose weight. That&#39;s the promise of experts who announced the results of a trial at the European Society of Cardiology&#39;s
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Pfizer Inc.'s new experimental heart drug is dead, but the dual approach the company was testing &#151; boosting good cholesterol while lowering the bad &#151; is very much alive, specialists said Monday.
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Race to bring to market the most important new drug to treat lupus in 40 years hardly seems an even match. -The Washington Post
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New developments are brewing at the pharmaceutical.