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Q: Do you know about the "wet pajama" treatment for childhood eczema ? Wet a pair of cotton pajamas, and wring them out.

Biologists Phyllis Coley and her husband Tom Kursar are experts on plant toxins.

Q: Was another statin drug approved for high cholesterol? A: Yes, the FDA recently approved the seventh statin drug to lower high cholesterol levels in conjunction with diet and exercise.

Statins are cholesterol-lowering medications that are highly effective and generally safe.

The research, published Oct. 23 in the journal Science , could potentially lead to the development of other compounds with similarly beneficial effects.

Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have for the first time successfully reconstituted in the laboratory the enzyme responsible for producing the blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin.

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.

Simvastatin, a commonly used, cholesterol-lowering drug, may prevent Parkinson's disease from progressing further.

A class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, also known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.

Dr. Stephen Cantrell, who has seen about 75 cancer patients so far at his NeoPlas Innovation, is expanding the center to handle growing interest in his treatments.

OAKLAND,A Calif. Combining two cheap generic drugs prevented more than 1,000 heart attacks and strokes, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente.

A recent study found that using two low-cost generic heart disease drugs together can significantly reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke in those at greatest risk for these conditions.

Q : As a doctor who treats heart patients, I am thwarted by your unbalanced reporting about cholesterol- lowering drugs.

A new study finds the combination of three older heart drugs helps high-risk patients cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes by as much as 80 percent.

Health Study finds 2 pills help prevent heart attacks Thursday, October 01, 2009 5:47 PM A new study released by Kaiser Permanente suggests that two low cost generic heart drugs taken together may significantly reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke.

A recent study found that using two low-cost generic heart disease drugs together can significantly reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke in those at greatest risk for these conditions.

High-risk patients who took a combination of three older heart drugs -- a generic statin, a generic blood pressure pill and a low-dose aspirin -- cut their risk of a heart attack or stroke by as much as 80 percent, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

A program that bundled two generic, low-cost drugs - a cholesterol-lowering statin and a blood pressure-lowering drug - and gave daily doses to 68,560 people with diabetes or heart disease for two years is estimated to have prevented 1,271 heart attacks and strokes in the first year following the study period, according to a Kaiser Permanente study ...

Q: Will red yeast rice lower my LDLs naturally? -- Kat, Kailua, Hawaii A: Nobody eats red yeast rice to lower cholesterol.

As a doctor who treats heart patients, I am thwarted by your unbalanced reporting about cholesterol-lowering drugs.