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Walking Everyday1 comment

S. Elisabeth M. Abbott wrote 1 week ago: Sooooo, some of you might remember when I started walking a couple of years ago – no, I don … more →

Tags: Exercise, walking

CDC: Cholesterol levels continue to drop

dynamomelano wrote 2 weeks ago: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-04-24/CDC-cholesterol-levels-drop/54501072/1 — … more →

Tags: health, Nutrition, cardiovascular, Cardiovascular, Fat, Cholesterol, CDC, blood lipids, drop

Cholesterol-Lowering Medications Seem to be Working

rxhq wrote 2 weeks ago: Cholesterol-Lowering Medications Seem to be Working There’s some good news in the fight agains … more →

Tags: Cholesterol, rxhq.com, pharmacy headquarters, RxHQ, cholesterol, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Zocor, crestor

Lipitor Generics Hitting Store Shelves

Vera Culley wrote 2 weeks ago: [ooyala code="gxcHlvNDo7Oexf1b0lVJKWpz8guTUYD5"](KTVI) – One in three U.S. adults, that’ … more →

Tags: AM Show, blooc pressure medicine, College of Pharmacy

Atorvastatin Lifts Ranbaxy While Pfizer Abandons Its Lipitor Marketing Efforts

Larry Husten wrote 3 weeks ago: Pfizer will no longer aggressively market Lipitor (atorvastatin), its former crown jewel and the mos … more →

Tags: People Places Events, Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes, Atorvastatin, Generics

Even if You Eat Organic Food, This Cooking Mistake Can Ruin Your Health

Mike G wrote 3 weeks ago: By Dr. Mercola The idea that high cholesterol causes heart disease is based on the premise that chol … more →

Tags: GMO.Monsanto, Food, cholesterol health, health, Vitamin D, Corn, Heart Disease, Science, Medicine

Important Lipitor Drug Coverage Changes

Hauswirth Protection Team wrote 4 weeks ago: Effective June 1, 2012, Lipitor will be placed as non-Preferred on the drug formulary and will be av … more →

Tags: Announcements, Healthcare, horizon blue cross, copayment

Horizon BCBSNJ Changes Lipitor Coverage

benefitsDr64 wrote 1 month ago: Effective June 1, 2012, generic Lipitor, called atorvastatin, will be available through Horizon Blue … more →

Tags: insurance carriers, pharmacy 2, Formulary

The Impact on Pharmacy1 comment

Branded drugs vs Generics wrote 1 month ago: There is no doubt that competition between drug manufacturers will benefit the PBS, but many industr … more →

Tags: Industry, Generic, pbs, Competition, Profit

Top Cardiologist Argues We Should Dial Back On Statins Because Of Diabetes Risk

PreetiBhatia wrote 1 month ago: Eric Topol, a well-known cardiologist and professor of genomics at Scripps Research Institute, has b … more →

Tags: Health & Medicine, diabetes, Eric Topol, Cardiologist, statins, crestor, Zocor

The Asian Squat

abc in shanghai wrote 1 month ago: Beifeng (North wind) Waiting for a friend near a metro station I got tire of standing so I decided t … more →

Tags: week of 04.22.12, Shanghai, Asian squat

The Problem With Those Pills

jcschonborn wrote 1 month ago: “May cause nausea and vomiting, headaches, cancer, depression, risk of suicide, increased risk … more →

Tags: chronic disease, drugs, Healthy Lifestyle, statin drugs, drug side effects, suppressing symptoms, crestor

Patent headaches in pharma sector won't last, Moody's says

David Pett wrote 1 month ago: The expiration of several high-profile drug patents will undermine profits in the global pharmaceuti … more →

Tags: Investing, Patents, Moody's Investors Service

Math clogs people's brains

thefatnurse wrote 1 month ago: One of the most common drugs people have is Atorvastatin known more popularly as Lipitor: Hmm… … more →

Tags: media, cholesterol, statins, statistics, heart attack, odds ratio, TheFatNurse, FatNurse

Lipitor, Myopathy and my Dad

fattymattybrewing wrote 1 month ago: Read the Latest on Lipitor Exposed Last year my Dad filled me in on the fact that he took a pharm. c … more →

Tags: My Dad go hurt by Lipitor, leadership, Barry Sweeny, myopathy, muscle problems

'Evergreening' and the Patent Race1 comment

Branded drugs vs Generics wrote 2 months ago: April 1 this year saw the patents on Lipitor, Zyprexa, Femera, Seroquel and Arimidex expire, and wit … more →

Tags: Industry, Patent, Government, evergreening, Pfizer

Death risk jumps 79 per cent for RA patients who quit taking statin meds: study

Pamela Fayerman wrote 2 months ago: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in B.C. who quit taking their prescribed statin drugs had a 79 pe … more →

Tags: Medicine Matters, Anti-inflammatories, ARC, Arthritis Care and Research journal, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Boston University, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, crestor, Heart Disease

Vol. 64 April 1, 2012 Breaking Medical News

hubslist wrote 2 months ago: FDA APPROVES VIAGRATOR The Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday approval of the new drug … more →

Tags: health-care reform, Humor, Current Events, drugs, FDA, Individual Mandate, medicare costs, Vasectomy, sexting

Pfizer consigns PMU horses to killing fields of Asia34 comments

VGFarrell wrote 2 months ago: “If anyone believes that the downsizing of the PMU industry here in North America is advantage … more →

Tags: premarin horses, March for PMU Horses, FDA, pmu horses, Aprela, Wyeth, Women's Health, China, Pfizer


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