Stronger Statin Doses Tied To Kidney Injury
A new study finds that high potency statins are tied to higher risk of being hospitalized for acute kidney injury compared with less potent statins and that the risk persists for two years. Lead...
View ArticleHighpotency statins linked to acute kidney injury
Patients taking a highpotency statin compared with patients taking a lowpotency statin have an increased risk of admission to hospital for acute renal injury a study of over two million people has...
View ArticleStatins tied to lowered liver cancer risk with hepatitis C
NEW YORK Reuters Health People infected with chronic hepatitis C are less likely to develop liver cancer if they are taking cholesterollowering drugs new research from Taiwan suggests.
View ArticleCatabasis Initiates Phase 1 Trial of CAT2003 for Treatment of Severe...
CAMBRIDGE Mass. March 26 2013 PRNewswire &160;Catabasis Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced the initiation of a Phase 1 study to investigate the safety and tolerability of CAT2003 in healthy...
View ArticleLate Onset LAL Deficiency CESD Literature Review Published in the Journal of...
Synageva BioPharma Corp. Synageva NASDAQGEVA a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic products for rare diseases announced the publication of an article by Bernstein et al...
View ArticleStudy examines the role adverse reactions play in statin discontinuation
Despite their welldocumented benefits statins drugs used to lower cholesterol are commonly discontinued in routine care. Statin discontinuation has been linked to increased risk for cardiovascular...
View ArticleStain side effects can often be overcome study
NEW YORK Reuters Health Most people who stop taking cholesterollowering statins because of side effects or for another reason are able to restart the same drug or a similar one without lasting problems...
View ArticleStatin side effects can often be overcome study
NEW YORK Reuters Health Most people who stop taking cholesterollowering statins because of side effects or for another reason are able to restart the same drug or a similar one without lasting problems...
View ArticleStopping a Statin May Not Be a Forever Thing CMECE
MedPage Today Statinrelated adverse events are associated with drug discontinuation but patients may actually tolerate statins better than they realize a large singlehealthcaresystem study found.
View ArticleStopping a Statin May Not Be Forever CMECE
MedPage Today Statinrelated adverse events are associated with drug discontinuation but patients may actually tolerate statins better than they realize a large singlehealthcaresystem study found.
View ArticleNew Research Concludes Statin Side Effects in Question
Research involving the examination of more than 107000 patients at two Boston hospitals published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine concluded that at least some of the side effects associated...
View ArticleAdherence to generic cholesterollowering drugs associated with decrease in...
SAN DIEGO April 3 2013 PRNewswire &160;People who regularly take statins to reduce high cholesterol will see lower hospitalization rates according to a new study presented today at the Academy of...
View ArticleMedicines should be priority for new commissioners
Medicines management is one of 10 priorities that new commissioners need to adopt if they want to create a sustainable health system according to the influential Kings Fund. Interventions by community...
View ArticleAdherence to generic cholesterollowering drugs linked to fall in total care...
People who regularly take statins to reduce high cholesterol will see lower hospitalization rates according to a new study presented at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy AMCP's 25th Annual Meeting...
View ArticleStatin Discontinuation Some Hype Frenzy
Patients may discontinue statin use unnecessarily jeopardizing health benefits of therapy. Doctors frequently prescribe statins to patients with high cholesterol. In research studies statins are...
View ArticleAre Statins Worth the Diabetes Risk
Statins reduce cardiovascular events but should we be using them to treat patients who are at high risk for diabetes Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
View ArticleUM researchers find new way to clear cholesterol from the blood
University of Michigan Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a new potential therapeutic target for lowering cholesterol that could be an alternative or complementary therapy to...
View ArticleNew way to clear cholesterol from the blood
Researchers have identified a new potential therapeutic target for lowering cholesterol that could be an alternative or complementary therapy to statins.
View ArticleResearchers Discover New Way To Cleanse The Blood Of Cholesterol
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports Your Universe OnlineResearchers from the University of Michigan UMich have found a new genetic target which they believe could be used instead of or along with...
View ArticleGuidelines Urge Statins at 40 for Diabetics CMECE
MedPage Today All patients with diabetes should start taking statins when they turn 40 and blood pressure drugs when they turn 55 even if they have no other risk factors at the time according to new...
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