Simvastatin
Statins protect against subclinical brain damage
Thursday, May 13th, 2010Source: MedWire News
Treatment with simvastatin reduces the occurrence of subclinical cerebral infarcts in patients at risk for large-artery stroke, a post-hoc analysis of the ROCAS study suggests.
The ROCAS (Regression of Cerebral Artery Stenosis) study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study investigating the effect of daily simvastatin 20 mg on the progression of asymptomatic middle cerebral [...]
More patients across the world lowering ‘bad’ cholesterol
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009The percentage of patients lowering their elevated “bad” cholesterol to within target levels nearly doubled in the last decade, according to a multi-national survey reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
In the Lipid Treatment Assessment Project (L-TAP) 2 — a survey of nearly 10,000 patients (average age 62) from nine countries undergoing cholesterol-lowering [...]
Seniors warned about mixing OTC and prescription drugs
Monday, December 29th, 2008Seniors warned about mixing OTC and prescription drugs
According to researchers in the United States about 2.2 million seniors put themselves at high risk for drug interactions - they say many non-prescription medication, which are bought over-the-counter (OTC) can produce a harmful drug interactions.
The researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center say more attention is [...]
