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Treatment with statins may improve kidney transplant recipients’ survival
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 11:47 - http://www.freshnews.in/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...
Statins linked to improved survival in kidney transplant recipients
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 09:38 - http://www.huliq.com/For patients receiving kidney transplants, treatment with cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs may lead to longer survival, reports a study in the November 2008 Journal of the American Society of...
Obesity and your child's health
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 09:26 - http://www.tampabays10.com/Overweight children are more than twice as likely to have high levels of cholesterol than other children.
Statin study points to link between side effects, gene
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 09:01 - http://www.philly.com/Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid a serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the world's top-selling medicines.
Fish Oil, Red Yeast Rice Cut Cholesterol
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 09:00 - http://www.medicinenet.com/Title: Fish Oil, Red Yeast Rice Cut CholesterolCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/24/2008Last Editorial Review: 7/24/2008
Statin study could lead to test for gene variant
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 08:36 - http://www.physorg.com/(AP) -- 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 medicines in the world.
WellPoint's earnings drop, but investors pleased; FDA recommends genetic testing before AIDS drugs;
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 07:28 - http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/> Though WellPoint Inc.'s earnings dropped 10 percent in the second quarter, investors seem pleased that the company is improving on previous mistakes of inaccurate medical cost assessments and...
Genetic Cause of Statin-Related Muscle Pain Found
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 07:16 - http://empowher.com/By Ed Edelson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- British researchers have discovered a genetic variant that causes some people who take cholesterol-lowering statins to have...
Statins appear to improve survival in kidney transplant recipients
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 05:24 - http://www.news-medical.net/For patients receiving kidney transplants, treatment with cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs may lead to longer survival, reports a study in the November 2008 Journal of the American Society of...
7 Anti Aging Superfoods
Published on Thursday 24 July 2008 - 03:25 - http://www.bestsyndication.com/stock photo There’s an old saying: time and tide wait for no man. Maybe it should be revised to add “and no woman”. Because, it’s no secret that time does march on. Some people would say it marches...
