| Cholesterol: |
| Gene tied to muscle weakness from cholesterol drugs (Reuters) |
| Reuters - British researchers have located a gene
responsible for muscle pain or weakness experienced by some
people taking statin drugs to fight "bad" cholesterol, they
reported on Wednesday. |
| Statins may help kidney transplant patients: study (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Cholesterol-fighting statin drugs,
already known to help ward off heart attack and stroke, may
help people who have received a kidney transplant live longer,
researchers said on Wednesday. |
| Statin study could lead to test for gene variant (AP) |
| AP - Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world. |
| Vytorin Fails to Lower Heart Valve Problems (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - MONDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- The controversial
cholesterol drug Vytorin does not lower the risk of major heart valve
problems, according to a report released Monday by its manufacturers,
Schering-Plough Corp. and Merck & Co. |
| Schering-Plough, Merck's Vytorin misses study goal (AP) |
| AP - In the latest disappointment for cholesterol pill Vytorin, a major European study in patients with heart valve disease found the drug didn't prevent worsening of the disease or lower the need for valve surgery, sending its makers' stock plunging. |
| A Better Blood Test for Heart Risk? (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Measuring proteins that
carry cholesterol in the blood may give a better estimate of heart attack
risk than measuring cholesterol, a major study finds. |
| Low-fat milk recommended for some toddlers (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Once weaned from breast-milk or
formula, some babies as young as 12 months of age should be
given reduced-fat (2 percent) milk instead of whole milk,
according to newly revised guidelines issued by the American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) this month. |
| Low-Fat Milk OK for Some Toddlers (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- For babies ready to
graduate from breast milk or formula to cow's milk, the longstanding
recommendation has been that they receive whole milk, instead of
reduced-fat or fat-free milk. |
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