Oncology & Cancer
Medical studies with striking results often prove false
If a medical study seems too good to be true, it probably is, according to a new analysis.
Oct 24, 2012
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Health
Higher-dose use of certain statins often best for cholesterol issues
(Medical Xpress)—A comprehensive new review on how to treat high cholesterol and other blood lipid problems suggests that intensive treatment with high doses of statin drugs is usually the best approach.
Oct 15, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Report: Cancer now leading cause of death in US hispanics
A new report from American Cancer Society researchers finds that despite declining death rates, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the U.S. In 2009, the most recent year for ...
Sep 17, 2012
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Health
HDL: Not so 'good' after all?
After years of having it drilled into their heads, most people now know that LDL (low-density lipoprotein) is the "bad" cholesterol package that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, and HDL (high-density lipoprotein) ...
Aug 28, 2012
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Medical research
Potency of statins linked to muscle side effects
A study from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, published August 22 online by PLoS ONE, reports that muscle problems reported by patients taking statins were related to the strength or potency of ...
Aug 22, 2012
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Diabetes
Cardiovascular benefits of taking statins outweigh diabetes risk
The benefits of taking statins to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease outweigh the increased risk of developing diabetes experienced by some patients who take these cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to an Article ...
Aug 9, 2012
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Cardiology
Statins appear associated with reduced risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in men, women
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs appear to be associated with reduced risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in men and women, but do not appear to be associated with reduced all-cause mortality or stroke in women, according ...
Jun 25, 2012
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Medications
Statins shown to cause fatigue
In a study of more than 1,000 adults, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found that individuals taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are more likely than non-users to experience decreased energy, ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Medical research
Test for statin side effects launched
(Medical Xpress) -- A simple diagnostic test developed at Oxford University, and launched today by Massachusetts-based Boston Heart Diagnostics, will identify those at increased risk of rare but serious side effects from ...
Jun 1, 2012
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Cardiology
Monthly shot lowers cholesterol 66 percent: study
A monthly injection of an experimental drug made by the US biotech firm Amgen reduced patients' cholesterol by up to 66 percent, according to a small study described at a US cardiology conference.
Mar 26, 2012
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