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  • June 2008

    • Chinese Remedy Could Cut Cholesterol

      ABC News  |  Jun 10, 08 12:54 PM CDT

      Chinese Remedy Could Cut Cholesterol

      (Newser) - A Chinese supplement could help lower cholesterol in patients unable to tolerate statin drugs, ABC News reports. Extract of red yeast rice, a form of fermented rice that has been used in China for many centuries in medicine and food, is naturally rich in the active ingredient in the drugs. A recent Chinese study found the extract dramatically cut the risk of heart patients suffering a repeat attack, the London Times reports. More »

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      heart disease  • cholesterol  • cholesterol lowering drug  • statins  • Chinese medicine

    • Cheap Malaria Drug Holds Promise for Millions

      Independent (UK)  |  Jun 4, 08 3:15 AM CDT

      Cheap Malaria Drug Holds Promise for Millions

      (Newser) - The lives of millions of children  may be saved by a new technique for producing a malaria drug at a 10th of the cost of current treatments, making it accessible the world's most impoverished people, reports the Independent .  The technique involves inserting a dozen synthetic genes into yeast cells, then fermenting them, with sugar, in giant vats, to produce the active ingredient, artemisinin. More »

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