NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bezafibrate, a drug widely used in the UK to treat high cholesterol, appears to also prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes, according to results of a study ...

June 25, 2007 (Chicago, IL) - Therapy with either a statin or fibrate protects against the development of nerve damage in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to the results of a new ...

A major meta-analysis of fibrate drugs has shown that they reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events, mainly through prevention of coronary artery disease and the need for revascularisation ...

Although recent evidence suggests that the clinical benefit may be uncertain for fibrates, a class of drugs used for the treatment of high lipid levels, use of these drugs is common in the U.S. and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HealthyWomen has filed a petition asking the FDA to require changes to the labeling of fenofibrates. The ...

May 14, 2010 (Sydney, Australia) — Fibrate drugs do have a moderate effect on reducing coronary events, which could be clinically meaningful in high-risk individuals and in those with combined ...

The drugs fenofibrate and gemfibrozil are considered fibric acid derivatives. They can reduce serum triglycerides by as much as 50% in some studies. The mechanism of action is complex. Fibrates ...