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For example, four different sorts of food-borne bug Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter and Yersinia can cause reactive arthritis, a painful inflammation of the joints that may last months or even years.
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In turn, that can cut C-reactive protein, a marker for inflammation, by up to 40%.
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He said its action on C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, was particularly interesting.
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He started tracking his own levels of C-reactive protein, which is correlated with inflammation.
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C-reactive protein, a measure of artery inflammation, was lowered about twice as much in the Lipitor studies than in A to Z.
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And he says imaging studies like ENHANCE have not been proven to be any more meaningful that reductions in LDL or C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation.
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If the FDA adopts the panel's recommendation -- the agency isn't required to do so, but typically does in such cases -- it would mark the first time that a statin was approved for heart-disease-free people with healthy cholesterol levels but other risk factors, including high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation.
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However, if you have other indicators for inflammation, such as elevated levels of C-reactive proteines or CRP, it might be worth discussing the possibility with your doctor.
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Docs already routinely test for one inflammation-producing protein, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.
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When combined with Zocor in Vytorin, Zetia does lower C-reactive protein (CRP), which doctors use to try and measure artery inflammation.
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