Which Is the Better Big Pharma?

AstraZeneca is having a good 2010 -- and its shares are enjoying a great run, too.

Cholesterol screening for US children could save lives

A third of children in the US who are at risk of heart disease later in life due to high cholesterol will be missed under current screening guidelines

Study: The Case for Universal Cholesterol Screening in Children

Current government recommendation suggest screening for high cholesterol in children with a family history of heart disease or high cholesterol, but this misses many at-risk kids

Statins: Of value to healthy, high-risk patients?

The class of lipid lowering agents known as statins (Lipitor, Crestor, Simvastatin, Pravastatin, Lovastatin and Lescol) have been extraordinarily useful in reducing major cardiac events and prolonging life in patients with established cardiovascular disease.

T.S. Wiley: Can Staying Up Late Cause Heart Disease?

In order to understand the magnitude of damage that can be done by staying up after the sun goes down, we need to grasp the mechanisms of the cosmic clock we call a heart.