Fewer Strokes When Elderly Patients Take Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs

By 2010, an estimated 20% of the United States population will be 65 years old or older.  It’s this same age group that experiences the highest number of heart attacks and strokes but cholesterol-lowering drugs, which stave off these events, aren’t prescribed as often for people in this age bracket as they are for younger patients.  Researchers at Wayne State University have just published their research findings that  indicate these drugs are just as beneficial for older patients as they are for younger ones. Read more

Celebrex-Lipitor Combo Puts the Brakes on Prostate Cancer

Working with the popular drugs Celebrex and Lipitor, researchers have demonstrated how the combination of these two drugs has halted the advance of prostate cancer from stage one into a more advanced, potentially lethal, stage of the disease. Read more

Lipitor and Memory Loss - No Problem

There are about 18 million people taking Lipitor and approximately 2% of them report memory issues while on the medication. That comes out to about 360,000 people being affected with the potential adverse effect. Read more