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  • January 2008
    • Generic Beats Pricey Pill on Cholesterol

      Generic Beats Pricey Pill on Cholesterol

      (Newser) - A cheap generic drug cuts arterial buildup as well as a pricey pill and may threaten the growth of two drug companies, Bloomberg reports. Vytorin is produced by Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. and costs $2.84 per dose; simvastin, a generic, costs 3 cents a pill and works just as well, according to a new study. Stocks fell for both companies after the news broke today. More »

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      heart attack   Merck   cholesterol   Schering Plough   Vytorin   Zetia   LDL

  • November 2007
  • July 2007
    • Cholesterol Drop May Boost Cancer Risk

      Cholesterol Drop May Boost Cancer Risk

      (Newser) - Artificially reducing cholesterol to very low levels may slightly increase the risk of cancer, but that doesn't mean heart patients should go off their meds. One extra cancer case occurred in each 1,000 patients using statin drugs in an analysis of 23 different trials, Reuters reports; researchers hastened to caution that that doesn't mean the drugs caused the increase. More »

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      cancer   cholesterol   statins   LDL   Tufts University

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