ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major study suggests....
cholesterol drugStudy: Cholesterol drug lowers blood clot riskHeadlines from the Associated Press Sun, 03/29/2009 - 10:59
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major study suggests.... Merck ends study of cholesterol drugHeadlines from the Associated Press Wed, 05/21/2008 - 14:37
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Merck & Co. has halted a study of an experimental drug it had touted as key to energizing its sagging cholesterol franchise, barely three weeks after U.S. regulators refused to allow sales of the drug.... Doctors Wary After Cholesterol Drug FlopHeadlines from the Associated Press Sun, 03/30/2008 - 11:26
CHICAGO (AP) -- Full results of a failed trial on Vytorin, a medicine taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, left doctors stunned that the drug did not improve heart disease even though it worked as intended to lower three key risk factors.... |