http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/CrestorFind stories, videos, and photos about Crestor from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:20:52 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/09/cholesterol.drugs/tztop.drugs.chol.sun.01.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Crestor14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Crestor from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/09/cholesterol.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/09/cholesterol.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextHealthy men and women with good cholesterol levels could significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, better known as statins, according to a study released at the American Heart Association meetings in November.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/11/news/economy/healthcare_pillcutting/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/11/news/economy/healthcare_pillcutting/index.htmMore consumers, struggling to contain medical expenses, are resorting to "pill cutting" to makes their prescriptions last longer.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1837741,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1837741,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failureSun, 31 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/05/news/companies/pfe/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/05/news/companies/pfe/index.htmA researcher unveiled on Monday the results of a failed Pfizer Inc. study showing that an experimental but dangerous cholesterol drug offers medical benefits too significant to be ignored.Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/22/news/companies/diabetes_nerves/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/22/news/companies/diabetes_nerves/index.htmCholesterol-lowering statins - which include the world's top-selling drug, Lipitor - and other drugs called fibrates can lower the risk of developing a common form of nerve damage in diabetics that often results in amputations, according to study results unveiled Friday.Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/19/news/companies/cardiology/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/19/news/companies/cardiology/index.htmAn experimental drug from AtheroGenics and its partner AstraZeneca failed a late-stage clinical trial and is not considered an effective treatment in reducing heart disease, the companies said.Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/05/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/05/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmGetting cheaper prescription drugs from Canada just got easier. The Department of Homeland Security won't be confiscating medicine shipped from Canada to the United States. But before you go online, we're going to tell you what you need to know about this policy change.Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/19/news/companies/vytorin/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/19/news/companies/vytorin/index.htmMerck and Schering-Plough announced a study on Sunday showing that their combination drug Vytorin is better at lowering cholesterol than competing drug Crestor from AstraZeneca.Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/13/news/companies/astrazenecas.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/13/news/companies/astrazenecas.dj/index.htmAnglo-Swedish pharmaceutical AstraZeneca said Monday that its blockbuster anti-cholesterol treatment Crestor has passed a key scientific trial.Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/26/news/fortune500/vytorin/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/26/news/fortune500/vytorin/index.htmVytorin, a relatively new cholesterol-blocking drug from Merck and Schering-Plough, has outpaced sales of a blockbuster rival, according to a report Monday from Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co.Tue, 26 Jul 2005 17:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/05/news/fortune500/drug_ads/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/05/news/fortune500/drug_ads/index.htmDrugmakers have cut television ad spending by 10 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, the sharpest decline in two years, a newspaper said Tuesday.Tue, 05 Jul 2005 13:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/05/26/journal.roundup/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/05/26/journal.roundup/index.htmlThe heart of the storyThu, 26 May 2005 15:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/05/12/journal.roundup/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/05/12/journal.roundup/index.htmlThe goodThu, 12 May 2005 15:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/12/01/8192179/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/12/01/8192179/index.htmWhen Merck yanked the arthritis wonder drug Vioxx off shelves this fall, it not only devastated the company's stock and reputation, it raised fears about the safety of every big new drug. After all...Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/09/377893/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/09/377893/index.htmWill one statin a day keep the doctor away? That's the question Americans and their doctors are asking as medical research suggests the drugs do far more than lower cholesterol. The buzz started ...Mon, 09 Aug 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/18/news/companies/lipitor_prescriptions.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/18/news/companies/lipitor_prescriptions.dj/index.htmThe share of new prescriptions written for the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor surged during the past week as the Pfizer Inc. (PFE) blockbuster got a boost from a big study showing it was better than Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s ( BMY) Pravachol in preventing heart attacks, Thursday's Wall Street Journal reported.Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/27/351669/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/27/351669/index.htmActuaries, not economists, are the truly dismal scientists. Consider some actuarial projections about the graying America of 2050: One in 26 of us will have Alzheimer's disease, compared with one i...Mon, 27 Oct 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/12/09/333474/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/12/09/333474/index.htmMove over, cholesterol. The latest heart-attack culprit is C-reactive protein (CRP). CRP, which is produced when arteries are inflamed, was nailed in a groundbreaking November New England Journal o...Mon, 09 Dec 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/06/01/303372/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/06/01/303372/index.htmWhat do you call a drug company on Viagra? Pfizer, of course. Fri, 01 Jun 2001 04:01:00 EDT