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Study Finds: Blood Pressure Medication and Stain Cholesterol Fighter Decreases the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in Patients with Hypertension and Moderate Risk of Heart Disease

Author:: Ransdell Pierson

Publish date: April 13, 2016

(Reuters) - Patients with hypertension and moderate risk of heart disease slashed their long-term risk of heart attack and stroke 40 percent by taking...

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Failure of Promising Treatments for Controlling Cholesterol Leads to More Studies

Author:: Ransdell Pierson

Publish date: April 12, 2016

(Reuters) - New ways of controlling cholesterol, including possibly directly injecting "good" HDL cholesterol into patients, need to be studied follow...

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CDC Released Voluntary Guidelines to Help Lower Opioid and Abuse of Painkillers

Author:: Ransdell Pierson

Publish date: March 24, 2016

(Reuters) - Addressing a growing "epidemic" of opioid overdoses and abuse of the prescribed painkillers in the United States, the Centers for Disease ...