| Cholesterol: |
| Cholesterol extremes predict outcome in diabetes (Reuters) |
| Reuters - In a study of Chinese patients
with type 2 diabetes, very low levels of LDL-cholesterol (the
"bad" type), as well as very high levels, were associated with
an increased risk of mortality and cancer, investigators report
in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. |
| LDL Cholesterol Tied to Increased Cancer Risk in Diabetics (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Low or high levels of LDL
cholesterol are associated with an increased risk of cancer in patients
with type 2 diabetes, according to a Chinese study that noted the
increasing evidence of an association between type 2 diabetes and cancer
risk. |
| Gastric bypass surgery reverses metabolic syndrome (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Metabolic syndrome, a cluster
of conditions that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke
and diabetes, in extremely obese patients can be cured by
gastric bypass surgery, according to the findings from a new
study. |
| FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. drug regulators said
Thursday that they were investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering
drug Vytorin might be linked to cancer. |
| FDA investigates possible Vytorin link to cancer (AP) |
| AP - Federal drug safety regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin can increase patients' risk of developing cancer. |
| FDA investigates possible Vytorin link to cancer (AP) |
| AP - Federal drug safety regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin can increase patients' risk of developing cancer. |
| Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers who last year
reported a possible link between cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and
cancer now say that further analysis has disproved such an association. |
| Statins don't cause cancer, study finds (Reuters) |
| Reuters - The cholesterol-lowering drugs
called statins neither cause cancer nor prevent it, U.S.
researchers reported on Wednesday. |
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