Archives - Monday 04 August 2008

Antiretrovirals do not increase the risk for coronary atherosclerosis

Published on Monday 04 August 2008 - 23:07 - http://www.rxpgnews.com/

Antiretroviral drugs for HIV do not increase the risk for coronary atherosclerosis, a central risk factor for heart disease, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School...

Long-term HIV treatment may reduce risk for atherosclerosis

Published on Monday 04 August 2008 - 19:35 - http://esciencenews.com/

AstraZeneca Battling Generics

Published on Monday 04 August 2008 - 14:55 - http://www.istockanalyst.com/

AstraZeneca PLC's (AZN) key drugs such as Crestor (cholesterol), Seroquel (schizophrenia) and Symbicort (asthma) will continue to be the driving force of growth until the company can commercialize...

Stopping statins following a heart attack doubles death risk

Published on Monday 04 August 2008 - 12:07 - http://www.freshnews.in/

London, Aug 4 (ANI): A new study by a team from Canada and the US, has found that heart attack victims, who give up taking statins afterwards, double their risk of dying in the next year. The...

Research Suggests That Childhood Obesity Begins In Infancy

Published on Monday 04 August 2008 - 11:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/

Over the last decade, childhood obesity has grown into an epidemic, reflected in soaring rates of type 2 diabetes and recommendations that pediatricians check toddlers for elevated cholesterol....

Session to help staying healthy

Published on Monday 04 August 2008 - 09:59 - http://rss.thisis.co.uk/

A Health day will take place in Normanton on Friday, with information about diet, exercise, blood pressure, sight loss and cholesterol management. The event is being organised by Derby City Primary...

Cholesterol-Lowering Drug & Bone Healing

Published on Monday 04 August 2008 - 09:18 - http://living.oneindia.in/

A drug used to lower cholesterol and help prevent cardiovascular disease may help improve bone healing, shows a new animal model based study.

NPI Daily - Top of The News for Aug 4, 2008 - Aquapharm and Croda International Sign Three Year Research Collaboration Agreement

Published on Monday 04 August 2008 - 07:00 - http://www.npicenter.com/

Aquapharm and Croda International Sign Three Year Research Collaboration Agreement; LSRO Conference: Cholesterol: Where Science and Public Health Policy Intersect; Coke says two-thirds of China...

Lowering cholesterol early in life could save lives

Published on Monday 04 August 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.eurekalert.org/

With heart disease maintaining top billing as the leading cause of death in the United States, a team of University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine physician-researchers is proposing...