Statins and Memory Loss Still No Evidence of Risk
>MedPage Today In 2017 I wrote a post concluding that there was no scientific evidence for cognitive side effects of the widelyutilized statin cholesterollowering drugs.Despite this a common concern...
View ArticleFDA approves use of drug to reduce risk of cardiovascular events in certain...
FDA expands the indication of Vascepa icosapent ethyl capsules to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events as an adjunct to maximally tolerated statin therapy in highrisk adult patients with elevated...
View ArticleVisualAbstract A Comparison of Two LDL Cholesterol Targets after Ischemic Stroke
1. This randomized controlled trial showed that patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack with target LDL levels of less than 70 mgdL had lower rates of subsequent cardiovascular...
View ArticleWith Added Indication Amarin Says Vascepa No Fish Oil Like Omega3s
In Amarins education process about indication as an addon to statin therapy to help cut CV risk in highrisk patients...&160;&160;&160;
View ArticleAmaris B. Clinic Medical Director Gynecomastia is Prevailing in Older Men...
Dr Ivan Puah is seeing an increase in older patients in the treatment of gynecomastia. Men above 40 years old who are on prescription medications are more susceptible to experiencing enlarged male...
View ArticleDon't Stop the Statin
A new study reinforces the notion that continuing statins for those over the age of 75 is beneficialand stopping them prematurely can be detrimental. European Heart Journal
View ArticleAmarin Corp Plc AMRN Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review Report...
Amarin Corp Plc AMRN Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an indepth strategic SWOT analysis of the company's businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData...
View ArticleA New Cholesterol Treatment Guideline
For primary prevention the guideline is somewhat less aggressive about statin therapy than its 2013 predecessor.
View ArticleAHA News Statins May Do Double Duty on Heart Disease and Cancer
MONDAY Jan. 6 2020 American Heart Association News About 40 million adults in the U.S. take a statin to lower their cholesterol and reduce the risk for heart disease. They might also be getting an...
View ArticleStatininduced antiHMGCR myopathy successful therapeutic strategies for...
To describe successful therapeutic strategies in statininduced antiHMGCR myopathy.
View ArticleBRILINTA Met Primary Endpoint in the Phase III THALES Trial in Stroke
BRILINTA reduced the risk of the composite of stroke and death after an acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attackHighlevel results from the Phase III THALES trial showed AstraZenecas BRILINTA...
View ArticleHomozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia HoFH Pipeline Review H2 2019...
Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia HoFH Pipeline Review H2 2019SummaryGlobal Markets Direct's latest Pharmaceutical and Healthcare disease pipeline guide Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia...
View ArticleCHMP issues positive opinions for both bempedoic acid and the bempedoic acid...
Bempedoic acid is an oral oncedaily ATP citrate lyase inhibitor that reduces cholesterol synthesis in the liver. This unique mechanism of action is complementary to statins and other lipidlowering...
View ArticleSome Lifestyle Changes Suffer With Start of Meds to Cut CV Risk
WEDNESDAY Feb. 5 2020 Initiation of antihypertensive and statin medication is associated with favorable and unfavorable lifestyle changes according to a study published online Feb. 5 in the Journal of...
View ArticleEsperions cholesterollowering therapy will offer new option for...
On January 31 Esperion Therapeutics announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use CHMP of the European Medicines...Read More...The post Esperions cholesterollowering therapy will...
View ArticleStatins may lower mortality in highrisk prostate cancer patients
Thomas Jefferson University Statin use alone or with metformin is associated with lower prostate cancer mortality from all causes among highrisk patients.
View ArticleStatin use alone or with metformin may increase survival in highrisk prostate...
Among highrisk prostate cancer patients those with high PSA and Gleason scores of 8 or more many will develop a difficulttotreat disease.
View ArticleA StatinInfused Apple a Day
>MedPage Today Disclaimer This post is from GomerBlog a satirical site about healthcare.Growers in upstate New York have successfully infused apples with 80 mg of atorvastatin in the hopes it keeps...
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