Doctors Find Less Need For Abbott's 'Good Cholesterol' Pill

A year after a major study called into question whether prescribing an Abbott Laboratories’ pill designed to raise levels of good cholesterol protected against heart attacks and strokes, doctors are moving away from prescribing the treatment.

Cardium Presents First Quarter 2012 Financial Results and Recent Developments

SAN DIEGO, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardium Therapeutics (CXM) today presented its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, and other recent developments.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20051018/CARDIUMLOGO ...

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By Jim Molony / Gumbo Soil

Vitamins and Supplements: Do They Work?

Vitamins and dietary supplements are big--more than 110 million Americans forked over a collective $28 billion in 2010 on little bottles of would-be health magic. Research is unclear, however, on whether shoring up your diet with extra vitamins, minerals, and other supplements helps or hurts--in the short run or in reaching for the century mark.

Cholesterol Debate: HDL a Lost Cause?

A day after a study in the journal Lancet challenged the long-standing notion that raising levels of HDL -- commonly known as "good" cholesterol -- prevents heart attacks, top cardiology experts differed on whether the research really means the end of the road for therapies aimed at boosting HDL levels to beat back heart disease.