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Neuroscience & Neurology | By August 25, 2008 | By Jennifer Gibson, PharmD | 0 Comments
Can Drug Therapy Prevent Parkinson’s Disease?
A recent issue of the journal Neurology published two separate case-controlled studies that showed a decreased risk for Parkinson’s disease associated with both cholesterol-lowering medication and blood pressure-lowering medication.
A common class of cholesterol-lowering medications, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (also collectively called “statins”), includes the well-known and often-prescribed atorvastatin (Lipitor), simvastatin (Zocor), lovastatin (Altocor, Mevacor), and pravastatin (Pravachol). In the current study, each of these drugs, except pravastatin, was associated with a 60 to 70% decreased risk of Parkinson’s disease. Read more →
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On July 25, 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger made it official — California would be the first state to ban trans fat. Food providers have been given a year after which the law requires them to replace hydrogenated oils with healthier, naturally occurring oils such as soya, palm, and vegetable oils.... Read more →
While it seems that sponsors of clinical trials usually end up with results that clearly favor their medicine, there are rare exceptions. Merck and Schering-Plough proved that with their disappointing ENHANCE Trial which many have heard about through the media. Vytorin is a combination pill for high... Read more →
There is a new chocolate bar on the market called “Heart Chocolate” that claims to lower blood sugar and cholesterol. The secret behind this healthy chocolate is said to be a mixture of bitter melon and cinnamon (CM-X). Supposedly if you eat three portions throughout the day it controls... Read more →
A new study has found evidence that suggests use of statins, commonly used in the regulation of cholesterol levels, may be associated with a reduction in cognitive decline in the elderly. Researchers in the Cardiovascular Health Study Collaborative Research Group monitored the cognitive abilities of... Read more →
Friday, September 5, 2008
- The Anti-Psychiatry Movement
- Vaccines - A Two-Edged Sword
- Should Doctors Have Guns?
- Extremist Muslim Doctors Do More Than Heal
- Woman Comparable to Men in Domestic Violence: Stereotypes and their Consequences
- The Bipolar Trend
- The Implications of Implanted Chips
- Anti-Smoking Campaign Doesn't Mess Around
- The Science of Brain Freeze
- The Biopsychosocial Model of Health & Illness
- Unhinging from Theory: Autism and Opinions
- God And Religion: Is It All In Our Heads?
- Encephalon, Thirty-Third Edition
- Is War A Psychosis?
- Meditation for Troubled Minds: Can the Mind Heal the Mind?
- Mind-Body: We Want Evidence, Don't We?
- Usually It's Cheaper to Pay Than to Go To Court
- Acknowledging Vaccination Concerns
- Integrating Schizophrenia Management
- Rabies Virus Helps Deliver Drugs into the Brain
- Life in a Bubble - The Dangers of Triclosan
- The Dark Side of Antibiotics
- Stroke’s Little Known Complication - Pain
- Laughter is the Best - and Possibly Oldest - Medicine
- Epilepsy - Social and Cognitive Considerations
- New Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease?
- When the Doctor is the Patient
- The Gift of Life - Part 2
- Drugs and Pharmacology, Tenth Edition
- Are Drug Reps Really Necessary?
- Can Drug Therapy Prevent Parkinson’s Disease?
- Medicine and the Law - Part 6: Third Party Liability
- Go For The Gold, It May Prolong Your Life
- When It Comes to Health, Adults Shortchange Kids
- Is Seeing Into the Future More Than an Optical Illusion?
- Malignant Medicine
- Putting an End to Medicare Fraud
- The Gift of Life - Part 1
- Brain Blogging, Thirty-Eight Edition
- The Mental Health of our Military
- Is there really no better translation possible?
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