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SOD supplement may protect against atherosclerosis By staff reporter, 3/14/2007 A superoxide dismutase (SOD) supplement, GliSODin, in combination with diet and lifestyle changes can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, French researchers have reported. SOD has a different mode of action to vitamins. First discovered in 1968, it is the first antioxidant mobilized by [...]
Isis cholesterol drug lowers LDL levels 26th March 2007, By Victoria Harrison Isis Pharmaceuticals has said new results from its monotherapy phase II clinical trial of cholesterol drug showed improvements in LDL cholesterol. Patients with high cholesterol were treated for ten weeks with 400 mg/week of the drug ISIS 301012. In this study, increasing the [...]
Cholesterol News: Experimental Heart Drug Fails to Slow Atherosclerosis By Marcia Trahan, March 26, 2007 Three new studies found that torcetrapib, an experimental heart drug, did not inhibit atherosclerosis, or plaque build-up in coronary arteries. Two studies’ results were presented March 26 at the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting in New Orleans. A third [...]
Pfizer says new studies show higher dose of Lipitor slows atherosclerosis 26 Mar 2007 LONDON (AFX) – Pfizer Inc said results from two new imaging trials show a higher dose of its cholesterol-fighting drug Lipitor stopped the progression of atherosclerosis in patients with coronary heart disease or familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). The results are part of [...]
ACC: Atherosclerosis Impervious to HDL Infusions By Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 26, 2007 NEW ORLEANS, March 26 — Artificially boosting high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels does not reverse atherosclerosis, though it may have some vascular benefit, said researchers here. In the ERASE trial of 183 patients with recent acute coronary syndromes, weekly infusions [...]
Crestor Effective at Halting Early Atherosclerosis This press release issued by Eurekalert says that an international study using ultrasound technology has found that the most potent cholesterol-lowering drug is also effective at halting early changes in the blood vessels that can lead to atherosclerosis. Results from the study were reported at the annual meeting of [...]