Battling Heart and Stroke

Resource post for December

In an era when people are becoming more and more health-conscious, vitamin pills are becoming more and more popular. Millions of people are swallowing vitamin supplement pills everyday, believing that these medications are beneficial to their health, especially their hearts. These supplements range from vitamin cocktails to omega-3’s to antioxidants. These “power pills” or “health supplements” are supposed to keep our body strong and healthy and prevent a wide range of diseases, from heart disease to high blood pressure, from aging to cancer.

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In the arena of drug development, cardiovascular medicine is no longer the favorite therapeutic area. This is according to a study published in the August issue of Nature, which analyzed the number of clinical trials registered at ClinicalTrials registery during the last two years, as reported by heartwire. Cardiology, which used to occupy the top priority position in research and development in the pharmaceutical industry, only now ranked 3^rd. The top two places are occupied by cancer oncolgy and neurodegenerative medicine, respectively. This is despite the fact that lipid regulators which brought in US$ 35.2 billion worth of drug sales in 2006. The complete list of the six highest-ranked therapeutic/disease areas is given below:

• Oncology
• CNS disorders
• Cardiology
• Infectious diseases
• Endocrinology
• Respiratory diseases

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