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A class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, also known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Associated With 50% Lower Odds of Dying From Seasonal Flu
Once again, the popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs have been shown to be good for more than the heart: They may also lower your odds of dying of the flu.
Scabies spreads from person to person
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: We have an outbreak of scabies in our area. Will you explain how one gets them? Is it by shaking hands or from pushing a grocery cart in the supermarket? How does one get rid of them? - D.S. Scabies fills people with dread and disgust because they think it comes from poor personal hygiene.
Perioperative statin use: a randomized controlled trial
Myocardial ischemic events at 30 days in these statin naA ve patients undergoing vascular surgery were cut in half .
Statin Therapy Before Vascular Surgery Cuts Cardiac Events
Administering fluvastatin to patients in advance of vascular surgery can reduce the incidence of adverse cardiac events postoperatively, according to a study in the Sept.
Major Study Shows That Lescol(R) XL, A Statin From Novartis, Improves ...
Patients undergoing vascular surgery treated perioperatively with Lescol XL showed a significant improvement in postoperative cardiac outcome within 30 days of having the procedure compared with placebo, according to results of the DECREASE III study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine1.
New England Journal of Medicine
Fluvastatin in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery
Olaf Schouten, M.D., Ph.D., Eric Boersma, Ph.D., Sanne E. Hoeks, M.Sc., Robbert Benner, Ph.D., Hero van Urk, M.D., Ph.D., Marc R.H.M. van Sambeek, M.D., Ph.D., Hence J.M. Verhagen, M.D., Ph.D., Nisar A. Khan, Ph.D., Martin Dunkelgrun, M.D., Ph.D., Jeroen J. Bax, M.D., Ph.D., Don Poldermans, M.D., Ph.D., for the Dutch Echocardiographic Cardiac Risk ...
Statins Before Vascular Surgery Cut Deaths, Complications
A dose of a cholesterol-lowering statin before vascular surgery reduces the risk of complications and death, new Dutch research shows.
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Statin cuts heart problems after artery surgery
Score another victory for the cheap, cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs known as statins.
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Statins May Increase Antiviral Activity of Hepatitis C Therapies and Delay Development of Resistance
Statin drugs, typically used to manage high cholesterol, reduced hepatitis C virus replication and increased the activity of interferon and directly-targeted anti-HCV agents in laboratory studies, and prevented development of resistance, according to a report in the July 2009 issue of Hepatology .
Statins May Increase Antiviral Activity of Hepatitis C Therapies and Delay Development of Resistance
Statin drugs, typically used to manage high cholesterol, reduced hepatitis C virus replication and increased the activity of interferon and directly-targeted anti-HCV agents in laboratory studies, and prevented development of resistance, according to a report in the July 2009 issue of Hepatology .
Livalo, a New Statin, Gets FDA Nod
Aug. 3, 2009 - The FDA has approved a Livalo, a new cholesterol -lowering statin drug.
Muscle Damage From Statins May Evade Blood Test
July 6, 2009 - Statin users with prolonged statin-related muscle pain may also experience muscle damage, even when a blood test used to identify muscle injury is normal, new research shows.
Cholesterol biosynthesis modulation regulates dengue viral replication
Abstract We performed a focused siRNA screen in an A549 dengue type 2 New Guinea C subgenomic replicon cell line that contains a Renilla luciferase cassette.
Paul Donohue: Drugs can help lower cholesterol levels
Dear Dr. Donohue: My doctor wants me to take a statin drug even though my total cholesterol is normal, and my LDL cholesterol isn't very high.
Cholesterol drugs for other issues
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My doctor wants me to take a statin drug even though my total cholesterol is normal and my LDL cholesterol isn't very high.
AHA: Statins Helpful in Acute Coronary Syndrome Treatment
In addition to being beneficial for secondary prevention, statin treatment for acute coronary syndromes leads to fewer major cardiovascular events and fewer rehospitalizations, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Annual Conference, held from April 29 to May 1 in ...
Cholesterol Drugs May Help in Cardiac Emergency
Giving patients a cholesterol-busting statin drug during a coronary emergency can save lives and reduce the incidence of longer-term problems, Czech researchers say.
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