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Mutation is causing heart diseases in subcontinent: study

Mutant gene, responsible for the heart disease among, ten of millions of people from the subcontinent has been isolated, according to a study. The guilty gene, found in more than1.5 billion people only in South Asia, is definite to create heart trouble, usually in later life, the researchers said. Scientists have already concluded that the Read more

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FDA reconfirm efficacy of cholesterol-lowering drugs

The U.S. FDA reaffirmed its stance that high level of LDL or “bad cholesterol,” is key risk factor for heart diseases such as heart attack, stroke etc, and reduction in LDL cholesterol lowers the risk of these diseases. The agency was reviewing of data from ENHANCE, a trial, which was comparing Zocor (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), Read more