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A healthy way to snuff out inflammation
Published on Sunday 16 November 2008 - 01:00 - http://chealth.canoe.ca/When you hear the word inflammation, you probably think of a sprained limb or an infection of sorts. Inflammation is the process by which your body responds to infection, injury or even bacteria,...
Statins for everyone! (Then again, maybe not.)
Published on Saturday 15 November 2008 - 17:36 - http://blog.nutritiondata.com/A study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that some people with normal cholesterol levels may benefit from taking cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins), even more than...
Stephen Colbert: Cheating Death With Crestor
Published on Saturday 15 November 2008 - 16:10 - http://www.pharmalot.com/In case you missed the latest sardonic insights from Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA, the other night he offered some important medicinal tips on women s health and cholesterol that were sponsored by...
How Much is a Pound of Prevention Worth?
Published on Saturday 15 November 2008 - 15:57 - http://brainblogger.com/The cholesterol-lowering drugs collectively known as “statins” are among the top drugs sold in the United States, and worldwide. Although current guidelines only recommend the use of statins for...
Sneaky Ways to Up the Fiber in Your Kid's Food
Published on Saturday 15 November 2008 - 12:00 - http://www.momlogic.com/You know the drill on fiber benefits for adults: regularity, eliminating toxins, blood sugar control, keeping you full and keeping hunger at bay and lowering cholesterol naturally. But what about...
Statins Cut Heart-Attack Risk In Women
Published on Saturday 15 November 2008 - 06:22 - http://www.emaxhealth.com/For the first time ever, a new study is providing direct evidence that cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins can prevent heart attacks, strokes and deaths among women.'The study, released...
Vitamin C may help lower heart risk
Published on Saturday 15 November 2008 - 00:24 - http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- 'Vitamin C supplements may lower concentrations of C-reactive protein, a biomarker of inflammation, for those with elevated levels, U.S. researchers said....
Engadget Podcast 118 - 11.14.2008: Cellphone freakout edition
Published on Friday 14 November 2008 - 22:19 - http://www.engadget.com/Filed under: Podcasts ''You knew we'd be back, right? It's that time again, ladies and gents: Engadget Podcast time. This week, thrill to the delectable sounds of your hosts -- Josh, Paul, and...
The Vytorin Limbo: Have Scrips Hit Bottom?
Published on Friday 14 November 2008 - 21:27 - http://www.pharmalot.com/After months of precipitous decline with nary a respite, the increasingly downward trend in Vytorin prescriptions has hit a pause. Of course, one month does not a trend make, but could this be the...
Vytorin and Zetia Prescriptions Plummet
Published on Friday 14 November 2008 - 19:55 - http://www.fdanews.com/Doctors wrote 644,000 fewer prescriptions for Merck and Schering-Plough s cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin in October than in January, a decline of 35 percent, according to IMS Health data...
