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FDA to examine CV side effects of several meds
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 15:02 - http://www.fiercepharma.com/Dr. John Jenkins, the director of the FDA's Office of New Drugs, says that one of the agency's top concerns are the cardiovascular risks associated with many drugs aimed at treating chronic...
A Heavy Heart: The FDA Weighs CV Side Effects
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 12:57 - http://www.pharmalot.com/The rise of serious heart risks in drugs that treat chronic conditions has become one of the FDA s top worries and is changing how the agency weighs new meds, according to John Jenkins, director of...
Convergence08
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 07:34 - http://nextbigfuture.com/The panel and presentations on life extension were the highlight of the Convergence08 unconference.- Gregory Benford's companyGenescient has bought Methuselah fruit flies. The flies were not...
Mind Reader
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.portfolio.com/I'm in a bathrobe clutching a stuffed otter trailing wires while seven strangers watch me climb into bed. Trailing from the fuzzy animal's rear end are two wires. One leads out of my hotel bedroom...
Nine Spanish Wineries Present an R&D Project to Increase the Beneficial Effects of Wine on Health
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 00:00 - http://www.newswiretoday.com/NewswireToday (newswire) - Effects of antioxidants, decrease in bad LDL cholesterol values, protection against some cancers, and the improvement of blood sugar level, are some examples of the...
New possibilites for next fall screenings at Loan Closet
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 00:00 - http://www.hsvvoice.com/The Loan Closet reports that they tested 63 Villagers on Nov, 12 for their cholesterol level. This was a dropoff from previous testings.
Drugs may Delay artery Damage in Children
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 00:00 - http://tomsrivertimes.micromediapubs.com/NEW JERSEY - The American Heart Association has announced that statin drugs may delay progressive artery damage in children with inherited cholesterol disease.
Good news and bad on cholesterol levels: study
Published on Tuesday 18 November 2008 - 21:39 - http://www.reuters.com/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) - Levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol among adult Americans have fallen somewhat since 1980. However, harmful triglyceride levels have nearly quintupled over the same time...
Good news and bad on cholesterol levels: US study
Published on Tuesday 18 November 2008 - 20:27 - http://www.healthcentral.com/Levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol among adult Americans have fallen'somewhat since 1980. However, harmful triglyceride levels have'nearly quintupled over the same time period, according to...
Acai Roots Launches Exciting PROX and AX3 Juice Smoothie Line
Published on Tuesday 18 November 2008 - 13:12 - http://www.prweb.com/Acai Roots new shelf-stable PROX and AX3 juice smoothie line combines the health benefits of the antioxidant rich acai berry with natural plant sterols--the first smoothie of its kind to boast...
