Archives - Monday 18 August 2008
Earlier and more aggressive LDL lowering, or better approaches for targeting high-risk individuals?
Published on Monday 18 August 2008 - 23:00 - http://www.theheart.org/A review by three renowned experts in cardiology suggests that efforts to treat elevated cholesterol levels are not exploiting the full potential of cholesterol-lowering strategies and current...
Heart risk ten-year-olds to be tested for cholesterol
Published on Monday 18 August 2008 - 22:29 - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/Tens of thousands of young people in Britain are to be screened for a genetic defect that can kill them in their twenties.
Wayne State study finds new way of reducing risk of heart disease
Published on Monday 18 August 2008 - 22:04 - http://www.modeldmedia.com/Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 cause of death in America today and a couple of Wayne State University scientists may have come up with a new drug that could knock it down a few...
Effects of Statin Treatment in Men and Women With Stable Coronary Heart Disease: a Subgroup Analysis of the GREACE Study
Published on Monday 18 August 2008 - 22:00 - http://www.redorbit.com/By Athyros, Vasilios G Kakafika, Anna I; Papageorgiou, Athanasios A; Paraskevas, Kosmas I; Tziomalos, Konstantinos; Anagnostis, Panagiotis; Pagourelias, Efstathios; Koumaras, Charalambos;...
Genzyme, Isis begin second Phase III cholesterol drug study
Published on Monday 18 August 2008 - 21:35 - http://www.pharmiweb.com/Drug Store News
Replenishing The Pipeline: And The Winner Is…
Published on Monday 18 August 2008 - 20:40 - http://www.pharmalot.com/Company 2007 2012 Percent Change Schering-Plough 0.38 1.58 315.8% Amgen 4.50 1.46 -67.6% Bristol-Myers Squibb 1.08 0.84 -21.7% Wyeth 0.60 0.49 -18.2% Abbott Labs 1.73 0.42 -75.7% Johnson & Johnson...
How we know what we know [denialism blog]
Published on Monday 18 August 2008 - 20:37 - http://www.scienceblogs.com/Over the last few decades, the nature of medical knowledge has changed significantly. Before the revolution in evidence-based medicine, clinical medicine was practiced as more of an art (in the...
PreMD: FDA Upholds Previous NSE Decision
Published on Monday 18 August 2008 - 19:19 - http://www.fdanews.com/Predictive medicine company PreMD Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has upheld their decision regarding the company's not substantially equivalent (NSE) letter it received...
Abbott and AstraZeneca to co-promote Crestor
Published on Monday 18 August 2008 - 16:50 - http://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/Abbott and AstraZeneca have signed an agreement pursuant to which, Abbott will promote AstraZeneca's Crestor, a medication used along with diet to reduce high cholesterol.
Health Tip: Keep Cholesterol Under Control
Published on Monday 18 August 2008 - 16:31 - http://empowher.com/(HealthDay News) -- Too much dietary cholesterol can lead to high cholesterol levels in the blood, which can be a risk factor for heart disease. The Cleveland Clinic offers these suggestions to...
