… and vitals 24/7? Wellness programs can include exercise programs (for example, 5,500 steps a day), taking part in health improvement counseling (e.g., weight loss or smoking cessation), and attainment of certain goals, such as lower cholesterol and …
Category: Cholesterol
Doctor’s Orders: 10 Essential Steps to Lower Triglycerides
Triglycerides are the main form of fat found within foods and the human body. In fact, 95 percent of all fat, whether in our food or in our body, is in the form of a triglyceride.
AstraZeneca says fourth-quarter revenue fell 13 percent
Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca says fourth-quarter revenue fell 13 percent after the cholesterol treatment Crestor lost patent protection in the United States. Total revenue dropped to $5.59 billion from $6.40 billion in the same period a year earlier.
Pfizer’s 3 Fastest-Growing Drugs
After years of declining sales due to patent expiration on its megablockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor, the company finally appears to be on a path back to reporting year-over-year growth. Investments in mergers and acquisitions deserve some credit for its improving fortune, but a lot of it also rests on fast-growing drugs churned out by its research and development team.
The People’s Pharmacy: Is melatonin too risky for older insomniacs?
Q. I have been taking melatonin for years to help me sleep. I read that as your body ages, it makes less of this natural sleep substance.
‘Red yeast rice’ statin alternative not harmless either, study says
A natural cholesterol-lowering supplement called red yeast rice could pose the same health risks to users as statin drugs, a new study contends. Red yeast rice could increase risk of muscle injury or liver damage, Italian researchers reported after reviewing 13 years of patient data.
‘Red yeast rice’ statin alternative not harmless either, study says
A natural cholesterol-lowering supplement called red yeast rice could pose the same health risks to users as statin drugs, a new study contends. Red yeast rice could increase risk of muscle injury or liver damage, Italian researchers reported after reviewing 13 years of patient data.
‘Red Yeast Rice’ Statin Alternative Not Harmless
A natural cholesterol -lowering supplement called red yeast rice could pose the same health risks to users as statin drugs, a new study contends. Red yeast rice could increase risk of muscle injury or liver damage, Italian researchers reported after reviewing 13 years of patient data.
CRP Level May Determine If Patient Needs Statin
Dear Doctor: A news report recently said that statins are underused. I’m 50 with normal cholesterol.
Sanofi, Regeneron cholesterol drug barred by judge
… and belong to a new, powerful class of cholesterol fighters known as PCSK9s. Their sales have proven disappointing as health insurers have resisted paying the high prices, though analysts expect the drugs will eventually be big sellers. RBC Capital …
Statins may help prevent Alzheimer’s
The use of cholesterol lowering drugs called statins has been the source of controversy since lovastatin was given approval by the Food and Drug Administration to become the first commercial statin in September 1987.
Apolipoprotein e genotype, plasma cholesterol, and cancer: a Mendelian randomization study.
Observational studies have shown an association between low plasma cholesterol levels and increased risk of cancer, whereas most randomized clinical trials involving cholesterol-lowering medications have not shown this association. Between 1997 and 2002, the authors assessed the association between plasma cholesterol levels and cancer risk, free from confounding and reverse causality, in a Mendelian randomization study using apolipoprotein E genotype.
Effect of dalcetrapib plus pravastatin on lipoprotein metabolism and…
Effect of dalcetrapib plus pravastatin on lipoprotein metabolism and high-density lipoprotein composition and function in dyslipidemic patients: results of a phase IIb dose-ranging study. Cholesteryl ester transfer protein is involved in high-density lipoprotein remodeling and transfer of lipids between HDL particles and other lipoproteins.
Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibition With Anacetrapib…
Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibition With Anacetrapib Decreases Fractional Clearance Rates of High-Density Lipoprotein Apolipoprotein A-I and Plasma Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein. Anacetrapib , an inhibitor of cholesteryl ester transfer protein activity, increases plasma concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol , apolipoprotein A-I -I, apoA-II, and CETP.
Effects of Vascular and Nonvascular Adverse Events and of…
From the Health Economics Research Centre and Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit , Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. From the Health Economics Research Centre and Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit , Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.