Archives - Sunday 16 November 2008

Reality Check: Can Soy lower cholesterol?

Published on Sunday 16 November 2008 - 20:10 - http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/

Reality Check: There is evidence that soy can improve cholesterol, but the jury is still out.

Justice Investigates Marketing of Vytorin by Merck and Schering-Plough

Published on Sunday 16 November 2008 - 19:50 - http://charlottesville.injuryboard.com/

The U.S. Department of Justice has begun investigating Merck s conduct relating to their marketing of Vytorin, an anti-cholesterol medication.'A study released in January by the pharmaceutical...

Eat Your Statins

Published on Sunday 16 November 2008 - 12:20 - http://www.forbes.com/

New research makes a pretty conclusive case for putting millions more Americans on cholesterol drugs.

Answer may not be drugs, but it's surely lower cholesterol

Published on Sunday 16 November 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.post-gazette.com/

For local cardiologists, the results of last week's groundbreaking study on heart disease and cholesterol drugs reaffirmed a long, firmly held belief: Lower cholesterol levels can save lives.

A healthy way to snuff out inflammation

Published on Sunday 16 November 2008 - 01:00 - http://chealth.canoe.ca/

When you hear the word inflammation, you probably think of a sprained limb or an infection of sorts. Inflammation is the process by which your body responds to infection, injury or even bacteria,...