Sun Pharma arm to unveil Bempedoic Acid under brand name Brillo in India Roshni Dhar19 May 2022 6:15 PM ISTPharma major, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, has recently announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries plans to launch a first-in-class...
Sun Pharma arm to launch Bempedoic Acid to treat bad cholesterol in India Ruchika Sharma19 May 2022 11:00 AM ISTBrillo is a first-in-class drug which has a new mechanism of action compared to the currently available lipid-lowering agents.
Statin Use not Linked with Risk of Dementia in FH Patients: JAMAÂ MD Bureau25 April 2022 10:15 AM ISTDementia is one of the major causes of disability worldwide, affecting approximately 50 million people, with nearly 10 million new cases yearly....
Polypill Shows LDL Lowering Advantage in High risk Primary Prevention Patients Dr. Nandita Mohan19 March 2022 4:30 PM ISTCardiovascular polypills are important as a fixed-dose combination of medications with proven benefits for the prevention of cardiovascular disease by...
Link between LDL-C lowering by statins and CVD reduction not consistent says JAMA study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 March 2022 9:45 AM ISTResearchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have found in a new study that the link between 'bad' cholesterol (LDL-C) and poor...
Ezetimibe with statin therapy reduces risk of CV events even in patients with low LDL-C: Study Medha Baranwal7 Oct 2021 10:00 AM ISTUSA: According to a recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), ezetimibe addition to statin consistently reduces the...
Low-carb diet not tied to adverse LDL cholesterol levels inspite of high saturated fat levels Hina Zahid30 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTBOSTON - Boston Children's Hospital researchers have found in one of the largest study that low-carb diets - even though higher in saturated fat...
FDA approves evolocumab for pediatric patients Hina Zahid28 Sept 2021 6:30 PM ISTFDA has approved Repatha (evolocumab) injection as an add-on treatment to diet alone or together with certain other therapies for patients aged 10...
Very low LDL-C levels tied to increased risk of mortality, study finds Medha Baranwal14 Sept 2021 11:30 AM ISTVery Low LDL-C levels are significantly associated with a significantly higher risk of all-cause mortality than those with high LDL-C levels (≥...
Eating handful of walnuts daily lowers bad cholesterol and reduces CVD risk: Study Hina Zahid31 Aug 2021 8:30 AM ISTUSA: Eating about half cup of walnuts every day for two years modestly lowered levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as "bad...
Addition of Pecan to the diet reduces cholesterol dramatically, finds study Hina Zahid25 Aug 2021 10:00 AM ISTAthens, Ga. - Addition of pecan, a tree nut to the diet dramatically improve a person's cholesterol levels, find University of Georgia researchers....
Young diabetics with impaired blood sugar at higher risk for dyslipidemia over time: Study Medha Baranwal14 Aug 2021 10:00 AM ISTUSA: Higher blood sugar levels in youth with type 2 diabetes are associated with abnormal LDL-C and triglycerides, reveals a recent study in the...
