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Adults who stop consuming statins, more prone to cardiovascular diseases
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 31 (ANI): While statins are known to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of further problems in patients who have already suffered heart problems, a new study has found that adults who stop consuming these drugs become more susceptible to cardiovascular d
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Use of statins decreases mortality, stroke in dementia patients
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1 (ANI): The use of statins in dementia patients is significantly linked to reduced mortality and stroke risks among the patients, new research shows.
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Statins are safe for rheumatoid arthritis patients
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 16 (ANI): A clinical study has indicated that statins are completely safe for rheumatoid arthritis patients and do not pose an additional risk.
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Statins linked to higher diabetes risk: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 6 (ANI): A new study now finds that individuals who take cholesterol-lowering statins may be at higher risk for developing high blood sugar levels, insulin resistance, and eventually type 2 diabetes.
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Mediterranean diet can boost effect of statins
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): A recent study has found that statins - a class of drugs often prescribed by doctors to help lower cholesterol levels in the blood - are more effective for those who follow the Mediterranean diet.
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DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals announces new name - Centrient Pharmaceutical
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (NewsVoir): Effective December 10, 2018 Centrient Pharmaceuticals is the new name for DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals, the leading manufacturer of beta-lactam antibiotics and a provider of next-generation statins and anti-fungals.
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1 in 3 stroke survivors shuns 'life-saving' statins due to side-
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 17 (ANI): Nearly 30 percent of stroke patients are refusing to take life-saving statins because they are worried about the side effects, according to a recent study.
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Switching coconut oil to olive oil can be as good as statins for your Hear
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 16 (ANI): For a healthy heart, you may replace your food choices from meat, full-fat dairy products and coconut oil to healthier fat like olive, safflower oils, as according to a study, it can help in reduction of cholesterol levels and heart disease risk as much
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Statins can bring out hidden Parkinson's disease
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 15 (ANI): In a first, a study has found that fat-soluble statins, a group of drugs which act to reduce levels of cholesterol in the blood, may speed up the onset of symptoms of Parkinson's in people who are susceptible to the disease.
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Patients nearing death don't mind 'deprescrition' of statin
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 4 (ANI): Patients nearing the end of their lives because of a "life-limiting illness," such as cancer or heart disease, may not feel medically abandoned if their doctor wants to take them off the cholesterol-lowering statins, according to a recent study.
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Statins improves heart structure and function: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Briton researchers have found that group of drugs, which act to reduce levels of cholesterol in the blood, is linked to improved heart structure and its function.
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New drug in combo with statins can cut cholesterol
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 18 (ANI): A new class of cholesterol-lowering drug can help patients cut their risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and heart attack.
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