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Statins Help Prevent Blood Clots In Veins By 25 Percent
By Beatrix Smith | Jan 21, 2017 09:24 AM ESTCholesterol-lowering drugs could prevent the formation of blood clots in the vein by as much as 25 percent.
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Statins Lower Risk Of Amputation
By Brian McNeill | May 10, 2016 06:42 AM EDTPeripheral Artery Disease (PAD) could be in for quite a breakthrough and this may all fall at the hands of one drug, Statins. People dealing with PAD would be at risk of possible amputation or death but a new study claims that higher dosages of the drug could render immense benefits.
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Experts Released New Advice On How To Use Statins
By Jenn Loro | Dec 23, 2015 09:50 AM ESTA draft guidelines released by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force strongly recommends cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to adults aged 40-75 with 10% heart risk in the next 10 years to prevent heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases.
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Panel Recommends Preventive Statin Use in Adults aged 40 and Up
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 22, 2015 04:29 PM ESTA panel of experts is recommending that adults aged 40 and over should take statins as a preventive measure.
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Vaccine Successful at Lowering ‘Bad’ Cholesterol, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 11, 2015 09:35 AM ESTA new study reported that a vaccine was effective at reducing LDL cholesterol in rats and macaques.
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Educating People about Heart Risk Genes can Improve Cholesterol Levels, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 09, 2015 12:51 PM ESTA new study found that people who were informed about their heart risk genes were more focused on reducing their bad cholesterol levels.
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Cholesterol Lowering Drugs could Reduce the Effects of the Flu Vaccine, Studies Suggest
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 29, 2015 03:11 PM EDTSeniors taking cholesterol-reducing drugs, statins, might not be fully protected from the flu, two new studies suggested.
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Guidelines Suggests All Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Should Take Statins
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 14, 2014 11:51 AM ESTEvery patient with pre-dialysis kidney disease should receive statins by current guidelines, reports a new study.
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Statins Reversed Learning Deficits caused by Genetic Disorder
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 10, 2014 11:18 AM ESTA new study found that lovastatin can reverse learning deficits caused by Noonan syndrome in rat models.
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Women Have Greater Atheroma Regression With Statins, Study Finds
By Kamal Nayan | Oct 09, 2014 08:09 AM EDTFor patients with coronary atheroma, high-intensity statin treatment is associated with greater regression in women than men, suggests a new study.
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Doctors To Use Genomic Data For Determining Whether To Prescribe Statins
By Kamal Nayan | Sep 30, 2014 08:44 AM EDTGenomic data could help doctors predict whether statins will benefit a patient or not, according to a new study. The study suggested that genomic data alone can explain around 15 percent of patients' responses to a cholesterol-lowering statin.
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New Drug Reduced ‘Bad’ Cholesterol in Nine Late-Stage Trials
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 30, 2014 09:18 AM EDTSanofi and Regeneron's cholesterol drug reduced bad cholesterol levels in nine late-stage trials.
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Stopping Statins Beneficial For Terminally Ill Patients
By Kamal Nayan | May 31, 2014 06:19 PM EDTPeople who are in late stages of cancer and other terminal illness are not only unharmed by discontinuing statins for cholesterol management, but also might be benefited, a new study has reported.
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Statin Use tied to Higher Fat and Calorie Consumption, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 26, 2014 09:36 AM EDTA new study found that statin users consume more fat and calories today than they did a decade ago.
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Statins Use Tied to Improve Erectile Function
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 29, 2014 10:17 PM EDTAccording to a new study, statins might improve erectile function.
