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Fluvastatin (generic), Lescol, Lescol XL

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  1. Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Associated With 50% Lower Odds of Dying From Seasonal Flu

    Friday Oct 30 | Freerepublic.com

    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.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Cholesterol, Health, Influenza, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Mevacor, Lovastatin (generic)

  2. Statins

    Thursday Oct 29 | Diabetes Self Management

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

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Cholesterol, Health, Mevacor, Lovastatin (generic), Pravachol, Pravastatin (generic), Medication, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic)

  3. Scabies spreads from person to person

    Oct 13, 2009 | SouthCoastToday.com

    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. 1 comment

    Related Topix: Scabies, Medicine, Health, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Pain, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Cholesterol

  4. do statins cause leg and feet crampsRead the original story

    Jun 13, 2008 | Drkoop.com

    When I take cholesterol drugs with or without statins, I get 20 to 40 leg cramps or cramps in my feet mostly at night while in bed.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Cholesterol, Health, Drink, Milk, Life, Food, Dieting, Pain, Medication, Mevacor, Lovastatin (generic)

  5. New study supports statin's anti-dementia effectsRead the original story

    Jan 9, 2009 | Edmonton Journal

    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.

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    Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Medicine, Cholesterol, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Mevacor, Lovastatin (generic)

  6. Perioperative statin use: a randomized controlled trial

    Sep 14, 2009 | Notes from Dr. RW

    Myocardial ischemic events at 30 days in these statin naA ve patients undergoing vascular surgery were cut in half .

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  7. Health News of the DayRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 7, 2009 | Clinical Cases and Images

    Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter .

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Plavix, Clopidogrel (generic), Stroke, Health

  8. Major Study Shows That Lescol(R) XL, A Statin From Novartis, Improves ...Read the original story

    Sep 6, 2009 | MediLexicon

    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.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Cholesterol, Health

  9. Statins Before Vascular Surgery Cut Deaths, ComplicationsRead the original story

    Sep 2, 2009 | MedicineNet

    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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    Related Topix: Medicine, Cholesterol, Health, Medication, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic)

  10. Statins cut deaths after blood vessel surgeryRead the original story

    Sep 3, 2009 | CBC News

    People getting an artery unclogged or repaired were much less likely to die or have a heart attack afterward if they took preventive doses of cheap, cholsterol-lowering pills known as statins before and after their operations, a Dutch study shows.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Cholesterol, Health, Science / Technology

  11. Statin cuts heart problems after artery surgeryRead the original story

    Sep 3, 2009 | Lincoln Daily News

    Score another victory for the cheap, cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs known as statins.

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    Related Topix: Cholesterol, Medicine, Health, Medication

  12. Statins before vascular surgery cut deaths, complicationsRead the original story

    Sep 3, 2009 | KLTV Tyler

    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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    Related Topix: Medicine, Cholesterol, Health, Medication, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic)

  13. Study: Statins Cut Risks to HeartRead the original story

    Sep 2, 2009 | The Ledger

    Published: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. Score another victory for the cheap, cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs known as statins.

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    Related Topix: Cholesterol, Medicine, Health, Medication

  14. Briefing: One dose or two for vaccine?Read the original story

    Sep 2, 2009 | TwinCities.com

    The answer may be near to a crucial question about a vaccine for the advancing swine flu - one shot or two? Chinese officials say they are about to approve vaccines in a single dose.

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Depression, Family, Kids

  15. Research shows statin use reduces heart attacks, deaths after surgery on blood vesselsRead the original story

    Sep 2, 2009 | FOX59.com WXIN-TV Indianapolis

    Score another victory for the cheap, cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs known as statins.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Cholesterol, Health, Medication

  16. Statin cuts heart problems after a ...Read the original story

    Sep 2, 2009 | WJLA

    Score another victory for the cheap, cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs known as statins.

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    Related Topix: Cholesterol, Medicine, Health, Medication

  17. Statin Therapy Before Vascular Surgery Cuts Cardiac Events

    Sep 2, 2009 | RNweb

    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.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, World News, Nursing

  18. Fluvastatin in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery

    Sep 2, 2009 | New England Journal of Medicine

    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 ...

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    Related Topix: Medication, Netherlands, Urk, Netherlands, World News, Flevoland, Netherlands, Cholesterol, Health

  19. Zetia recall

    Aug 17, 2009 | Almost Cool

    Pull the cap and base to sepaarte.. Never share my depo provera horror story, an injction pen or carrtidge with anotehr perso.

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  20. Statins May Increase Antiviral Activity of Hepatitis C Therapies and Delay Development of Resistance

    Aug 10, 2009 | HIV and Hepatitis

    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 .

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