Archives - Tuesday 19 August 2008
What's Your L? -- Waycross
Published on Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 23:56 - http://www.firstcoastnews.com/Jeannie Blaylock's new "What's Your L?" cholesterol project travels to Waycross, GA. Next stop is Hastings, Florida on August 23rd.
Many US adults, especially high-risk individuals, not at recommended lipid targets
Published on Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 21:00 - http://www.theheart.org/There remains a significant gap in overall lipid control, especially among individuals with cardiovascular comorbidities, say authors of a new study. Less than one in five high-risk individuals are...
Study confirms berberine benefits for diabetics
Published on Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 20:28 - http://www.healthcentral.com/Berberine, an herbal medicine commonly used to treat diarrhea, can also significantly reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes, Chinese researchers report based on a...
Lab Express Offers Free Cholesterol or Glucose Test
Published on Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 19:50 - http://www.evliving.com/PHOENIX - Lab Express, Arizonas largest independent medical testing provider, is offering your choice of a FREE cholesterol test or a FREE fasting glucose test. If you want both tests they... This...
Preclinical Study Shows Efficacy of RNAi Therapy in Reducing Cholesterol Levels
Published on Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 19:41 - http://www.medinewsdirect.com/A single dose of small interfering RNAs (siRNA), which modify the cholesterol metabolism, is effective in specifically lowering the levels of LDL cholesterol by almost two-third, according to a...
More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study
Published on Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 19:18 - http://empowher.com/TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Grapefruit juice, long known to boost the absorption of certain medications, isn't the only juice that doesn't mix well with drugs, according to the Canadian...
PreMD shares in nosedive on FDA's rejection
Published on Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 18:14 - http://www.fiercebiotech.com/PreMD CEO Brent Norton told the wire services that the company is "facing some tough decisions" after learning that the FDA had upheld ts earlier decision to reject the expanded use of its skin...
Fit Trumps Fat [Uncertain Principles]
Published on Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 18:09 - http://www.scienceblogs.com/The New York Times today has an article about obesity, showcasing new studies that find weight isn't that important as an indicator of health: Despite concerns about an obesity epidemic, there is...
Amgen, Schering-Plough most likely to replenish pipeline
Published on Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 17:00 - http://www.fiercepharma.com/AVOS Life Sciences has created a new analysis using a term called a "replacement ratio" that measures how quickly new products replace lost sales from a particular drug company when it goes off...
Firms Conclude Deal in Lipitor Patent Case
Published on Tuesday 19 August 2008 - 16:54 - http://www.fdanews.com/Pfizer and Apotex have reached an agreement to settle Canadian patent litigation involving the blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor, according to a quarterly report Pfizer filed with the SEC.
