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250,000 Cases Per Year of New-Onset Diabetes Completely Preventable Posted: Friday, February 02, 2007

Study Finds Which BP Meds Can Cause and Prevent Diabetes -Patients on thiazide diuretics and beta blockers, will cause 250 000 cases of new-onset diabetes, accounting for about a quarter of the new cases of diabetes occurring every year in the US.

Old Cholesterol Remedy Makes a Comeback Posted: Friday, February 02, 2007

Studies show that adding niacin to a statin can raise HDL’s as much as 35% and reduce triglycerides by 50% and reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by 70 percent.

New BP Combo Coming to Market Posted: Friday, February 02, 2007

Clinical trials demonstrated that Exforge helped 9 out of 10 patients to reach their blood pressure goal.

Clinical Trials of Polypills for CVD Begin Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2007

Polypill will contain aspirin, lisinopril, simvastatin, and atenolol, and will cost 2 dollars a month.

Some Blood Pressure Drugs Boost Diabetes Risk Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2007

Some common blood pressure drugs can substantially increase the risk of diabetes, especially among those already at risk for the condition, U.S. researchers report.

Statin Users Risk Heart Attack by Dropping Drugs or Taking Low Doses Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

Projects 5-7,000 Americans yearly suffer unnecessary heart attacks.

Alternate-day Dosing of Statins in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Dyslipidemia Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006

Alternate-day dosing of atorvastatin could be an effective and safe alternative to daily-dosing in some type 2 diabetic patients.

Statins in Our Drinking Water? Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006

If Fluoride in our drinking water prevents cavities then why not statins? Statins found to reduce heart attacks by 29% and strokes by 14% in those without heart disease.

Antihypertensives Cut New-Onset Diabetes by a Third Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006

A new analysis of the ASCOT study shows the clearest proof so far that antihypertensive treatment with an ACE inhibitor and calcium channel blocker limits new-onset diabetes, while treatment with a ß-blocker (atenolol), and thiazide diuretic (bendroflumethiazide) helps cause it.

Atorvastatin Lowers Cholesterol, But Does Not Prevent Cardiac Events in Diabetic Posted: Friday, July 21, 2006

Although atorvastatin therapy led to a significant reduction in mean LDL cholesterol level in patients with type 2 diabetes, there was no significant difference from placebo in cardiac events, such as cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction (MI).

 

 

 

 

 

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