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Medical Research
How to make health news interesting - without overselling the claims
Petroc Sumner & Rachel Adams 20 May 2019
Noncommunicable diseases
Increasing cholesterol medication adherence with financial incentives may be cost-effective
Noncommunicable diseases
Benefits of statins far outweigh risks, says diabetes doctor
Marika Sboros 16 Aug 2013
Medical Research
Yale team identifies successful combination drug therapies for melanoma mutations
Helen Dodson 18 Dec 2012
Medical Research
Statins may protect against death from aneurysm, Yale study finds
Helen Dodson 18 Jan 2012
Noncommunicable diseases
Lipitor appears to reduce risk of cardiovascular events compared with simvastatin
Noncommunicable diseases
Rosuvastatin reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in healthy people
Noncommunicable diseases
Telmisartan reduces the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke
Noncommunicable diseases
Patients more likely to stay on lipitor than simvastatin
Pharmaceuticals
Cash-strapped governments, patent expiries, fuel generics growth
Pam Narang 17 Apr 2008
Noncommunicable diseases
Lipitor of great value in patients with chronic stable angina
Pharmaceuticals
Early use of lipitor in hypertension reduces heart attacks
Noncommunicable diseases
Experts say screening families of heart attack victims could save many lives
Noncommunicable diseases
Cholesterol-lowering statins may also reduce the risk of Alzheimer's
