Guest guest Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 This is from the Dr. Rath Foundation newsletter. Shan Astra's Crestor fails in new heart-failure study AstraZeneca Plc's cholesterol drug Crestor has failed in a second clinical trial for heart failure, suggesting such statin medicines don't improve survival in patients with the chronic condition. Patients given Crestor proved just as likely to die early or be admitted to hospital with cardiovascular problems as those on standard therapy alone, researchers told the European Society of Cardiology annual meeting on Sunday. _Read news report at reuters.com_ (http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcareNews/idUSLV161720080831) _http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcareNews/idUSLV161720080831_ (http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcareNews/idUSLV161720080831) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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