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‘Bad’ Cholesterol Drops in U.S. Adults By One-Third
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009Source: Bloomberg
Levels of “bad” cholesterol in the U.S. fell by one-third from 1999 to 2006 as more people took cholesterol-lowering drugs, U.S. researchers reported.
The number of adults who had high levels of low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol dropped to 21 percent in 2005 to 2006 from 32 percent in 1999 to 2000, according to a [...]
Statins Before Vascular Surgery Cut Deaths, Complications
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Source: HealthDay News
A dose of a cholesterol-lowering statin before vascular surgery reduces the risk of complications and death, new Dutch research shows.
The study of nearly 500 patients who had surgery for a variety of blood-vessel problems found the incidence of heart artery blockage and deaths was halved in those who received an 80-milligram dose of [...]
Heart Disease: Combined Treatment Is Best
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Heart Patients Fare Better When They Fix Both Blood Pressure and Cholesterol, Study Shows
Source: Web MD
Heart disease patients who achieve normal blood pressure and very low cholesterol levels with aggressive drug therapy do better than patients who achieve only one of these goals, new research suggests.
Using ultrasound to identify plaque buildup within the artery walls [...]
Do cholesterol drugs really work?
Friday, February 27th, 2009DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I read a cover story in a national magazine that claimed there is much question about the need to lower cholesterol and to prescribe statin medicines. I can’t believe this story wasn’t front-page news, since 18 million Americans take statin drugs. People taking statins are exposed to the risks of muscle pain, [...]
Are doctors minimizing side effects of statins?
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009UCSD researcher’s report suggests some downplayed
Doctors who prescribe an increasingly popular family of drugs to prevent strokes and heart attacks may be downplaying the wide range of side effects, said a UCSD researcher who helped analyze nearly 900 studies of cholesterol-lowering statins.
Physicians who fail to recognize those complications – willfully or through ignorance – could [...]
New study supports statin’s anti-dementia effects
Saturday, January 10th, 2009Source: Reuters Health
In the largest cohort study to date, treatment with a cholesterol-lowering statin drug was found to reduce new cases of Alzheimer’s disease, regardless of the specific type of statin used or a person’s genetic risk for the disease.
Numerous studies have looked at the relationship between statin use and the development of Alzheimer’s disease, [...]
Health care spending slows in 2007 with generics
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Health care spending slows in 2007 with generics
Source: Associated Press
Spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead of brand-names to fill their medicine cabinets, the government reported Monday.
Although the cost of buying drugs, visiting the doctor or going to the hospital continued to increase faster than the [...]
