By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) — Doctors should avoid ordering certain antibiotics for older patients who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Lipitor, Canadian researchers say.
Statins, which are taken by many millions of people, don’t mix well with the antibiotics clarithromycin or erythromycin, according to a study, published in the June 18 [...]
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Statins Plus Certain Antibiotics May Set Off Toxic Reaction: Study
June 17, 2013
7 Lifestyle Changes That Shrink Stroke Risk
June 7, 2013
Certain lifestyle changes could greatly reduce your stroke risk, according to a new study.bvResearchers calculated stroke risk among nearly 23,000 black and white Americans aged 45 and older.
Pace of New Drug Advances May Be Slowing, Study Finds
June 4, 2013
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) — The drugs emerging from clinical trials in recent years seem less impressive than those developed in decades gone by, a new review finds.
Looking at more than 300 studies done since 1966, researchers found that drugs under development these days are less likely to solidly outperform placebos [...]
Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Muscle, Joint Problems: Study
June 3, 2013
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — People taking statin drugs to lower their cholesterol may slightly increase their risk for muscle and joint diseases as well as strains and sprains, a new study suggests.
Statins, such as Zocor and Lipitor, are widely used to reduce cholesterol levels and help prevent heart disease. But [...]
Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Higher Diabetes Risk
May 24, 2013
Certain statins — the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs — may increase your chances of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. The risk was greatest for patients taking atorvastatin (brand name Lipitor), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor), the study said.
Statins May Hamper Workout Results
May 23, 2013
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) — Statins are proven drugs taken by millions to lower their cholesterol, but the medications also could hamper heart patients’ ability to improve their cardiovascular health through exercise, researchers say.
A small group of overweight or obese people were unable to make any significant fitness gains while taking [...]
Cholesterol Drugs Might Boost Kidney Cancer Survival
May 7, 2013
TUESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) — Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs that are taken by millions of Americans might also improve survival from a type of kidney cancer called renal cell carcinoma, a new study suggests.
Statins — drugs such as Crestor, Lipitor, Pravachol and Zocor — have anti-inflammatory and cell self-destruction properties, and previous research has shown [...]
Heart-Healthy Lifestyle May Also Prevent Lethal Blood Clots
May 2, 2013
THURSDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) — You can reduce your risk of potentially deadly blood clots by following seven simple lifestyle steps, a new study suggests.
The study included more than 30,000 people, aged 45 and older, who were followed for nearly five years. The participants’ heart health was rated based on how closely they followed [...]
Diabetes Self-Care Improves Slowly, U.S. Report Finds
April 24, 2013
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) — More Americans are meeting diabetes care goals, but nearly half still aren’t achieving major targets for controlling blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol, government health officials say.
Just 14 percent of people with diabetes hit all the recommended health targets during the first decade of [...]
Statin Side Effects Often Manageable: Study
April 1, 2013
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) — Many people who quit taking their cholesterol-lowering statin drugs because of side effects can successfully try again, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that of more than 100,000 Boston-area adults who started a statin drug, 17 percent stopped taking it because of side effects — most often, [...]
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