Even low cholesterol levels could pose diabetics risk, claims new study. Apollo doctor urges regular blood sugar testingNew research suggests very low LDL cholesterol may be linked to a higher risk of type-2 diabetes, even without statin use. While statins ca...
Statins for the young? Doctors break down the surprising age you should startDoctors are now checking high cholesterol in young adults and sometimes starting statins early. The focus is on LDL levels, family history,...
New daily pill could slash Cholesterol for patients who don’t respond to Statins, study findsA new pill called Enlicitide may help people who don’t get results from statins. The drug showed big drops in bad cholesterol in early test...
Repurposed anti-cholesterol drug statin can stymie cancer, help support treatment, say researchersStatins, drugs for high cholesterol, show promise in slowing colorectal cancer growth. Researchers at Shiv Nadar University and IISER Pune ...
Novartis offers payment plan for high-cost heart medicineNovartis introduces a financing scheme with Pine Labs for its cholesterol-lowering drug, Sybrava (inclisiran), in India, aiming to broaden ...
'Everybody Loves Raymond' star Ray Romano undergoes surgery after 90% blockage in main arteryActor Ray Romano, known for his performance in 'Everybody Loves Raymond', said that his doctor told him years ago to take statin to lower t...
Statin drug used to lower blood cholesterol does not cause muscle pain, says new studyThere have been widespread concerns about statins causing muscle pain or weakness.
Sun Pharma to launch first-in-class oral lipid-lowering drug in IndiaThe Mumbai-based drug major said one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries plans to launch a first-in-class oral drug, Bempedoic Acid, in India ...
Zydus Lifesciences launches drug for treating bad cholesterol"With Bemdac we are happy to introduce a first-in-India therapy to address the unmet medical need of people suffering from uncontrolled LDL...
Drug pricing regulator fixes prices of 40 formulation drugsThe regulator has reduced the maximum retail price of a new class of drugs, including statins, diabetes drugs, cardiovascular and combinati...
Cholesterol lowering drugs may help prevent heart attackResearchers found that people using statins were less likely to have a thickened heart muscle.
New US norms on statins to help Indian drug firmsCholesterol-reducing drugs worth nearly $15 billion (Rs 92,000 crore) were sold in the US in the year to September 2013, Bakhru wrote in hi...
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