Statins for all diabetics urged
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Diabetics should receive cholesterol-busting drugs regardless of their heart disease risk, researchers say.
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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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Science & environment: People with diabetes could benefit from taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, scientists say
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Daily aspirin is usually recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and people with diabetes come into that category. While the proportion of diabetic patients who take aspirin has increased in recent years in the US, new research indicates that some are still not doing so.
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NEW YORK  - About 21 percent of individuals with diabetes do not regularly take their blood-sugar lowering, blood-pressure lowering or cholesterol-lowering pills, researchers found in study of 11,532 diabetes patients.
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TUESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- An easy-to-follow guide can boost the number of diabetes patients who take their cholesterol-lowering statin medications as prescribed, according to a new Mayo Clinic-led study.
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NEW YORK  - There is some evidence that  various types of drugs used to treat high blood pressure could  hasten or impede the development of type 2 diabetes, but the  latest findings don't support that idea.
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NEW YORK  - Individuals at risk for   developing type 2 diabetes who are prescribed the drug   metformin should stick with it, doctors say. In a large study,   individuals who adhered to a metformin-based diabetes   preventive strategy had a reduced risk of developing diabetes,   they report.
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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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NEW YORK  - A survey conducted by the   National Lipid Association (NLA) has revealed that 87 percent   of patients are unaware of the importance of high triglycerides   in risk of heart disease. Fewer than half say they have   discussed the topic with their doctor.
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NEW YORK  - Daily aspirin is usually  recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and  people with diabetes come into that category. While the  proportion of diabetic patients who take aspirin has increased  in recent years in the US, new research indicates that some are  still not doing so.
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Statin drugs proven to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease. Statins may also help slow down the AIDS virus.
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Statins -- those hard-working, cholesterol-fighting drugs -- may also cut the risk of developing cancer by as much as 25 percent, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Some people with diabetes have  an unexpected decrease in HDL ("good") cholesterol when they  take fenofibrate to reduce triglyceride levels, along with an  insulin sensitizer such as Avandia, according to a report from  Canadian investigators.
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NEW YORK  - Patients with diabetes, especially women, who take thiazolidinediones, which include commonly prescribed drugs such as Avandia and Actos, may have an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - Daily aspirin is usually recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and people with diabetes come into that category.
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NEW YORK  - Aggressive treatment to lower  high cholesterol in patients with type 1 diabetes, also known  as "juvenile diabetes," an autoimmune disease that typically  develops at a young age, could protect their vision as well as  their cardiovascular health, a new study suggests.