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FDA: Test before giving GSK med
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 16:30 - http://www.fiercepharma.com/Personalized medicine, here we come--at least that's the message in two genetic-testing developments today. First, the FDA is advising docs to screen HIV patients for a particular genetic variant...
Pet Doors Opening at Assisted Living Centers -- Health Benefits of an Animal's Companionship Can Be Significant
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 16:25 - http://empowher.com/THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- When the elderly woman first arrived at Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring, Md., some of the staffers were skeptical when they saw she had brought...
Cholesterol Drug's Side Effects May Be Avoided By Testing
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 16:05 - http://www.redorbit.com/By Alicia Chang / The Associated Press Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling...
Eli Lilly and Company and Vision Racing Sponsor Vision Wellness Tour at the IndyCar Series Across the Country
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 15:00 - http://www.foxbusiness.com/Wellness Tour Mobile Unit Offers Free Diabetes Education and Cholesterol Screenings to Race Spectators
Statin-Related Muscle Pain Caused By Gene Mutation
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 13:58 - http://www.enews20.com/British scientists have discovered that a gene mutation is a major cause of severe muscle pain related to cholesterol-lowering drugs statins. They hope that a simple gene test would allow them in...
Treatment with statins may improve kidney transplant recipients' survival
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 13:50 - http://www.newstrackindia.com/Washington, July 24 (ANI): New research from the Medical University of Vienna suggests that treatment with cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs may lead to longer survival among kidney transplant...
Statin Related Muscle Pain Down to Genetic Mutation
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 13:16 - http://www.chattershmatter.com/Researchers say that they have uncovered the reason for statin related muscle pain. They say it is genetic. According to the researchers who hail from the UK, a genetic variant is at play that...
Gene Variation Linked To Negative Side Effects Of Statins
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 13:10 - http://www.dbtechno.com/Boston (dbTechno) - According to a new study, side effects experienced by people who take cholesterol lowering drugs known as statins may be caused by a common gene variation. The side effects...
Genzyme Corporation Reports Strong Growth in Second Quarter 2008
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 12:08 - http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/Genzyme Delivers Solid Financial Performance While Building for the Future July 23, 2008 -- Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) today reported strong sales and profit growth in the second quarter,...
Treatment with statins may improve kidney transplant recipients' survival
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 11:55 - http://www.dailyindia.com/New research from the Medical University of Vienna suggests that treatment with cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs may lead to longer survival among kidney transplant recipients.
