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6/21/2006 2:43:00 PM | Heart drugs might provide birdflu weapon - expert 
=(0) Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Lipitor, are being touted as bird flu remedies by a retired US physician Dr. David Fedson. He says that statins have the effect of reducing inflammation, which might make a case of bird flu milder than it would otherwise be. It might also alleviate the immune system over-reaction (cytokine storm) whic...
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6/21/2006 9:52:00 AM | Statins found to reduce cataract risk =(0) A study to investigate whether cholesterol-lowering drugs had adverse effects on the eyes, has found the opposite: statin drugs seem to reduce the incidence of cataracts, a very common eye condition in the elderly. These drugs, such as Lipitor, lower cholesterol and are used to prevent heart attack and stroke, however they were previously foun...
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6/20/2006 11:30:00 AM | Lower is better for diabetics' bad cholesterol =(0) A study out of the UK suggests that higher doses of cholesterol-lowering drugs such as Lipitor may provide benefits to patients who already have heart disease and diabetes. That is, lowering LDL ("bad") cholesterol even further than the levels now recommended would protect these patients from stroke or heart attack even more. Lowering the aver...
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6/18/2006 6:39:00 AM | Generic Zocor to challenge Lipitor =(0) June 23, 2006 is the day that the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may go generic in the US. Losing patent protection is bad financial news for the maker of the drug but in this case it might also be bad news for Zocor's competitors, as doctors might be inclined to switch patients from Lipitor (for example) to cheaper generic versions of Zocor....
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6/9/2006 2:11:00 PM | Lipitor suits create 'undue concern': Pfizer =(0) Pfizer reacted to the lawsuits recently filed concerning Lipitor by stating that the suits would cause "undue concern" to doctors and patients, and that Lipitor has been used since 1997 with an established safety record. The company asserts that it does publish warnings about the rare side effect that causes muscle pain and weakness, but that ...
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6/8/2006 4:31:00 PM | Lawsuits Filed Over Lipitor Side Effects =(0) Two men are suing drugmaker Pfizer over side effects they claim were caused by the cholesterol-lowering drug, Lipitor. The men attribute their pain, muscle weakness, and memory problems to the drug, and claim that Pfizer did not adequately publicize the risk associated with Lipitor. The company intends to fight the allegations and says th...
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5/17/2006 9:12:00 AM | Pfizer's Lipitor Cuts Risk of Repeat Stroke by 16% (Update1) - =(0) Giving Lipitor, the anti-cholesterol drug, to people who have had a stroke but do not have heart disease or high cholesterol, reduces the chance of another stroke, according to new research. Incidence of heart disease was also lower in these patients, compared to a placebo group. While an intriguing development, Lipitor won't be a cure-al...
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4/30/2006 11:43:00 PM | Numbness may occur with statins =(0) Cholesterol lowering drugs known as statins have a rare side effect on the nervous system known as peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms include numbness, tingling or burning sensations on the extremities. Muscle and joint pain is also known to occur. For patients with these side effects, other drugs are available including niacin, WelChol, Tricor a...
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