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For kids, statins are but one path
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 02:00 - http://www.timesunion.com/At first blush, the new guidelines on cholesterol control in children were shocking. Statins, one of the most frequently prescribed drugs for adults worldwide, could be prescribed for some children...
Schering-Plough, Merck drug flops, stock tumbles
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 01:36 - http://www.theday.com/Trenton, N.J. (AP) - In the latest disappointment for cholesterol pill Vytorin, a major European study in patients with heart valve disease found the
Merck withholds forecasts after cholesterol study
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 01:25 - http://www.pharmiweb.com/Reuters
Drugmakers dented by study findings
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 01:24 - http://www.ft.com/Shares of drugmakers Schering-Plough and Merck fell sharply following release of a study that showed that Vytorin, a jointly marketed cholesterol drug, failed to improve a rare heart condition
Merck withholds forecasts after cholesterol study
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 01:16 - http://www.reuters.com/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc cut its sales outlook on two key medicines on Monday and indicated its financial forecasts were in doubt after a mostly negative study of cholesterol treatment...
Vytorin Fails to Lower Heart Valve Problems
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 01:03 - http://empowher.com/MONDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- The controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin does not lower the risk of major heart valve problems, according to a report released Monday by its manufacturers,...
Mediterranean Style Diet Now Considered Safe
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 00:43 - http://www.americanchronicle.com/Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have done a 2-year study regarding the safety of Mediterranean type diets and have found that the low carbohydrate diet may be as safe as...
Pharmaceutical firm Merck hurt by drug failure ahead of earnings
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 00:42 - http://www.earthtimes.org/New York - US pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co dropped on Wall Street Monday ahead of its earnings release after a study showed a cholesterol-lowering drug did not prevent complications from heart-...
Fast Money 'Pops and Drops': Murky Merck
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 00:41 - http://www.thestreet.com/Merck and Schering-Plough fall on concerns about a cholesterol drug.
Cholesterol screening for children
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 00:32 - http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/We should be wary of drug companies who want to make bigger profits and exploit children.
