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Hormone Therapy's Heart Risks May Hang on Cholesterol
Published on Thursday 22 May 2008 - 21:57 - http://www.medpagetoday.com/PHILADELPHIA -- Lipid levels may be enough to help women decide whether hormone replacement therapy is worth the heart risk, researchers said.
Lipitor Reduces CV Risks in Bypass Surgery Patients, Pfizer Says
Published on Thursday 22 May 2008 - 21:04 - http://www.fdanews.com/Pfizer says an 80-mg dose of its cholesterol drug Lipitor cut by 27 percent the risk of major cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke in patients who had previous coronary bypass...
Apple and Grape Juice Prevents Clogged Arteries
Published on Thursday 22 May 2008 - 21:00 - http://www.fitsugar.com/In general, I say it is better to eat fruit than to drink juice. Recent research, though, has found that some juices are better than actual fruit for preventing clogged arteries, which lead to...
Merck ends cholesterol drug study
Published on Thursday 22 May 2008 - 17:29 - http://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/Merck & Co has discontinued Achieve, an imaging study evaluating MK-0524A in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
What factors cause high cholesterol?
Published on Thursday 22 May 2008 - 16:51 - http://www.caymanmama.com/Chicago, Illinois (CaymanMama.com) The biggest and most dangerous factor for heart attacks and coronary artery problems is the blood cholesterol level present in the body. Even if you have normal...
Cholesterol Drug Testing Comes To A Halt
Published on Thursday 22 May 2008 - 14:44 - http://www.ksat.com/Merck stops a study of what it hoped would be a new way to treat high cholesterol.
Study Stops Early On Cholesterol Drug
Published on Thursday 22 May 2008 - 14:38 - http://www.wxii12.com/Merck had hoped a new anti-cholestrol drug would continue its franchise. Instead, testing is called to an end.
A Simple Blood Test For Hormone Replacement Therapy
Published on Thursday 22 May 2008 - 13:55 - http://northernvirginia.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE''American Journal of Cardiology article'Alternative therapies 'Injuryboard on HRT'Injuryboard on Estrogen'Injuryboard on Estrogen and Ovarian cancer'Injuryboard on Premarin'Injuryboard...
Repair To Liver With Minimally Invasive Surgery
Published on Thursday 22 May 2008 - 12:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/At 66, Donald Fuhrman, a retired real estate broker and investor, looked like many men his age: enjoying world travel and in good health with just slightly high cholesterol. Appearances can be...
Blood test helps predict metabolic syndrome: study
Published on Thursday 22 May 2008 - 09:26 - http://www.healthcentral.com/A new blood test found that people with high levels of a type of'damaged cholesterol were much more likely to develop metabolic'syndrome, putting them at higher risk of heart disease and'diabetes,...
