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FDA Advisors Recommend Against Approving OTC Statin For The Third Time

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007

This is the third time that the FDA advisory committee has rejected Merck's proposed otc statin Mevacor application. FDA does not feel that consumers could make an appropriate self-selection decision.

First Time in 50 Years - Average Total-Cholesterol Levels Fall Below 200 mg/dL

Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007

Down in 2006 from 222mg/dL in 1962 and 204mg/dL in 2000 to 199 for 2005-2006. An analysis from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) reports.

DHA Lowers Triglycerides in Patients Taking Statins

Posted: Friday, November 23, 2007

Like the omega-3 fatty acid EPA, DHA also enhances the effectiveness of statin medication in patients with high blood lipids by lowering triglycerides by about 27%.

AHA: Some Statins Can Disrupt Sleep

Posted: Friday, November 16, 2007

If patients taking simvastatin (Zocor) develop sleep disturbances, changing statins may be a good idea, researchers suggested at the AHA scientific meeting.

Statins for All Diabetic Patients Justified

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

A strategy of treating all diabetic men older than 40 years and all diabetic women older than 45 years with statins would be effective and efficient in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) events.

Statin Use in Patients With LDLs of 40mg/dL or Less is Safe and Beneficial

Posted: Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Statins used in patients with extremely low LDL cholesterol levels are safe and may lead to improved survival, according to the results of a new study. This survival benefit of a reduced mortality of 42% was observed across multiple subgroups, including patients with LDL cholesterol levels <40mg/dL and those without documented coronary artery disease.

Taking Statins May Increase Cancer Risk

Posted: Friday, August 03, 2007

Lowering cholesterol with statins may slightly increase the risk of cancer, a study suggests more moderate doses.

Statins and Fibrates Prevents Diabetic Neuropathy by 48%

Posted: Saturday, June 30, 2007

A major epidemiological study conducted over eight years in Australia has shown that two classes of lipid-lowering drugs - statins and fibrates - significantly lower the risk of developing nerve damage known as peripheral sensory diabetic neuropathy.

Omega-3 EPA Linked to Heart Disease Protection

Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2007

People with high cholesterol levels and taking statins reduced their frequency of major cardiac events by about 20 per cent when supplemented with the omega-3 of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), researchers have reported.

Statin Therapy Associated With Reduction Of Atherosclerosis

Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2007

An analysis of data from four clinical trials suggests that statin therapy is associated with regression of coronary atherosclerosis.