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Should I Give My Wife a Statin?

Doug Bremner | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Women's Health, Zocor, Drugs, Pravachol, Medication, Lipitor, Statins, Living News
Doug Bremner

You may have read that heart disease is under diagnosed in women, and that they are missing potential treatments that could save their lives.

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Merck, Schering-Plough Sink on Vytorin

AP | DAMIAN TROISE | Posted 03.31.2008 | Business

Read More: Zetia, Merck Shares, Cholesterol Drugs, Vytortin, Zocor, Merck, Schering-Plough, Business News

NEW YORK — Shares of Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. fell to record lows Monday, as analysts warned new clinical data would choke sales of...

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Merck Settles With Govt Over Rebates

AP | LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 02.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Merck, Merck & Co, Merck Settlement, Vioxx, Zocor, Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Companies, Business News

TRENTON, N.J. — In one of the biggest U.S. health care fraud settlements ever, Merck & Co. will pay $671 million to settle claims it overcharged...

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Statins Linked to Nightmares and Insomnia

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.19.2007 | Living

Read More: Mevacor, Lipitor, Vytorin, Crestor, Pracachol, Nightmares, How to Sleep Better, Statins, Insomnia, Sleeping Better, Sleeping Well, Sleep Apnea, Michael Breus, Zocor, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Can statins trigger poor sleep, which then sets the stage for gaining weight, becoming obese, perhaps dealing with sleep apnea on top of all that weight, and a higher risk for heart troubles?

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