Drug may prevent heart disease in diabetics
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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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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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The largest diabetes-prevention study ever done has found that a drug already used to treat the disease can also help keep "pre-diabetics" from developing it. But many experts said losing weight and exercising remain a safer, cheaper approach.
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A leading drug used by millions of  people to lower blood pressure does not prevent deaths from  heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems as well as other  treatments, researchers said on Friday.
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Researchers in Israel are developing   a new technique for administering drugs that could help prevent   heart attacks after angioplasty to clear clogged arteries, the   research institute said.
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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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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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Early results from an ongoing study of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia was unable to show any increase in heart attacks among patients, but several experts said the evidence still suggests the popular diabetes drug raises the risk of heart attack.
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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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Patients with coronary artery disease may benefit from taking a drug to lower blood pressure, even if their blood pressures are just about &quot;normal,&quot; a Cleveland Clinic-led study has found.
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A new study found that the drug rosiglitazone reduced the chance of developing diabetes for people in high-risk categories by two-thirds.
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Some drugs that drop blood pressure can help prevent heart disease from getting worse in patients with lower blood pressure who would not routinely be given such medicine, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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One in 12 people should be taking a drug to prevent diabetes, researchers estimate.
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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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Taking vitamin C or a blood pressure lowering drug could help some of the complications associated with diabetes.
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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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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.