Outsourced Heart Study Shows Cheap Drugs Can Help
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A heart-drug trial that was "outsourced" to India and China -- an approach many industries are taking to save money -- demonstrates the potential for doing life-saving medical research on a budget, scientists said on Monday.
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Taking a drug that boosts &quot;good&quot; cholesterol and a separate pill that lowers &quot;bad&quot; cholesterol appears to be a more effective weapon against heart disease than taking a single drug, researchers say.
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A measure of blood vessel capacity called endothelial function could be an early predictor of heart problems, a Finnish study finds.
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Often outsourced to developing countries with low-paid workers and few regulations, clinical trials are cheaper to conduct -- but there's a downside. In Bodyhack.
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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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Insured and wealthy Americans were more likely than the poor to get billions of dollars in free drug samples distributed by pharmaceutical companies to win patient and doctor loyalty, a study released on Wednesday showed.
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Treating heart-attack patients without losing any time and with a more aggressive regimen of cholesterol-lowering medicines can save many lives, shows new research.
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Doctors are to trial a new type of heart pump to help people with heart failure.
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A protein produced by the heart during its development can minimise heart attack damage, research suggests.
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Widely used anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen could help reduce the risk of heart attacks, while abruptly halting the usage increases the risks, according to a large UK study.
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Patients taking modern blood pressure and cholesterol drugs significantly reduce their risk of suffering a heart attack within 90 days of starting treatment, researchers said on Monday.
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MUNICH - A simple test that scrutinizes bad cholesterol more closely may more reliably predict who is going to have a heart attack, new research indicates.
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An experimental drug developed to relieve fatigue after exercise may also help heart failure patients.
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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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Injecting immature cells into hearts   damaged months or years earlier by a heart attack can help that   heart beat more efficiently, a study showed on Wednesday.
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The nationâs most common cardiac malfunction, once thought harmless, is now treated with costly procedures.
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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.