Crestor

Statin Study: Big Crestor News About Not Much

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:53:10 -0600

Did you read about the revolutionary study of the statin drug, Crestor? A story in the LA Times (reprinted in the Star Tribune) was almost breathless in its praise:

Crestor Shown to Cut Deaths and Heart Attacks

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:54:12 -0600

According to new research, Crestor dramatically cut deaths, heart attacks and strokes in patients with healthy cholesterol levels but who had high levels of a protein associated with heart disease. The maker of Crestor, AstraZeneca, funded the study.

Crestor effective at halting early atherosclerosis

harminka — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:48:57 -0500

An international study using ultrasound technology has found that the most potent cholesterol-lowering drug is also effective at halting early changes in the blood vessels that can lead to atherosclerosis.