Good News: Heart Drugs Don't Block Bone-Building Medicine
Researchers studied 104 older women taking a bone-building injection called teriparatide to treat severe weak bones. Half of them also took statin drugs …
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Some Liver Problems Blamed on Autoimmune Disease Are Actually Drug-Related
Researchers studied 705 patients diagnosed with autoimmune liver disease to figure out how many cases were actually caused by medications or supplements …
Read MoreNew Ways to Treat High Cholesterol When Your Kidneys Need Help
High cholesterol and kidney disease often go hand-in-hand, creating extra health risks. Doctors now have many more treatment options than they used to, …
Read MoreWhy Cholesterol Drugs Might Increase Diabetes Risk
Researchers studied how statin drugs—commonly used to lower cholesterol—might increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Using advanced genetic and …
Read MoreHigh Cholesterol May Actually Protect Against Lung Disease
Researchers analyzed data from thousands of Americans to understand the connection between cholesterol levels and COPD, a serious lung disease that makes …
Read MoreCholesterol Pills May Help Protect Against Depression, Study Finds
A large review of 15 studies involving over 5 million people found that taking statin medications (cholesterol-lowering pills) may be linked to a 16% lower …
Read MoreBest Ways to Prevent Heart Disease: What Works and What Doesn't
Researchers analyzed over 1 million people across 139 studies to find the best ways to prevent heart disease. They discovered that blood pressure and …
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