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PARIS (Reuters) - An experimental cholesterol treatment being jointly developed by Regeneron and Sanofi has shown it can lower bad cholesterol levels in difficult-to-treat patients, according to data from a mid-stage study published on Saturday. The treatment, a monoclonal antibody that works by blocking a protein called PCSK9 which preserves high bad cholesterol levels in the bloodstream, is a ...
Title: Some Cholesterol Drugs May Slow Prostate Growth Category: Health News Created: 5/22/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2012 12:00:00 AM
Inhibition of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 serine protease (PCSK9) resulted in large reductions of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in phase 1 trials.
Statins drugs prescribed to treat high cholesterol may also work to slow prostate growth in men who have elevated PSA levels, according to a new analysis.
Statins drugs prescribed to treat high cholesterol may also work to slow benign prostate growth in men who have elevated PSA levels, according to an analysis led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
A new study suggests that using cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins after having a stroke may increase the likelihood of returning home and lessen the chance of dying in the hospital. The research is published in the May 22, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Misconceptions about the side effects of lipid-lowering drugs, statin, are stalling many patients from reaching their cholesterol goals, putting them at risk of heart diseases and stroke, said a cardiologist.
(ARA) - When it comes to eggs, dietary cholesterol and heart health, what you think you know may be a bit scrambled. Concerns over dietary cholesterol and its impact on heart disease keeps many people from eating eggs, despite their nutritional benefits.
A DOCTOR who gave patients an “experimental, unproven” therapy to treat high cholesterol, costing some €1,850, yesterday undertook never to use it again at a hearing of the fitness-to-practise committee of the Medical Council.
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Over four years ago, Jim Kean went to the doctor for a regular checkup. The avid hiker, rock climber and cross-country skier wasn’t prepared to find out his cholesterol rate had spiked.
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