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• Drug-maker to resume atorvastatin sales in U.S. after recall
  The Indian company Ranbaxy will resume production of its generic version of the anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor in the United States, according to a Reuters story. The company had recalled the drug, called atorvastatin, in November after particles of glass were found in certain lots. The original Lipi...

• Study says statins increase risk of kidney failure
  A new study by Canadian researchers found that strong doses of the anti-cholesterol drugs called statins put patients at risk of potentially deadly kidney problems, The Daily Telegraph reports. The researchers, from the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research in Quebec, said that taking high doses...

• Cholesterol drug linked to serious side effects
  A study linked the cholesterol drug Tredaptive to serious side effects that included development of diabetes, gastrointestinal problems, bleeding and infections, according to a Reuters report. Manufacturer Merck had already decided not to sell the drug in the United States and to take it off the mar...

• Dr. Wolfe calls for recall of Januvia/Byetta
  A press release from Dr. Sidney Wolfe, director of the Health Research Group for the organization Public Citizen, praises a study published in the journal Diabetes that links a class of diabetes drugs including Byetta and Januvia with pancreatic cancer risk. Researchers at the University of Californ...

• Study raises cancer concern for Byetta, Januvia
  A new study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, adds to growing evidence that a class of diabetes drugs including Merck’s Januvia and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Byetta carries a risk of pancreatic cancer. A Bloomberg story says the researchers noted “marked” cell prolife...

• Clinical trial sounds warning about Tredaptive
  A clinical trial found that the cholesterol drug Tredaptive increased the rate of side effects such as bleeding and infections, while failing in its ostensible purpose of reducing stroke, heart attack, death or the need for surgery in patients with vascular disease. According to a Bloomberg report, ...

• Advice on lowering blood pressure
  An article on Money Talks News outlines ways to lower your blood pressure without medications. One in three Americans suffer from high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, which the article describes as a “silent killer.” Although it can cause heart attacks and stroke, the condition can a...

• Maker of generic Lipitor sued
  Indian company Ranbaxy Laboratories is being sued by a New Jersey man over its decision to recall a generic version of the cholesterol medication Lipitor because glass particles were found in some lots. According to a report on Pharmalot, the recall was made only at the pharmacy level, which means c...

• Benicar maker sued over gender discrimination
  Six current and former female sales representatives have filed a $100 million class action lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturer Daiichi Sankyo, accusing the company of gender discrimination, according to a story in the Huffington Post. The plaintiffs allege that the Japanese company pays fema...

• Man blames health problems on statins
  A story in the British newspaper Daily Mail deals with mounting concerns about serious side effects related to the popular anti-cholesterol drugs known as statins. The story includes a profile of a Welsh man who began taking statins for high cholesterol at the age of 57. Soon afterward, he began suf...