Statins and cholesterol: side effects to watch closely
June 4, 2010 - The use of statins - a family of drugs to lower blood cholesterol levels - can ...
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No statins, but… red rice
Rice: good for your cholesterol? Statins are prescribed for high cholesterol. Fermented rice in a capsule could have the same ...
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Statins: no impact on the prevention of mortality
July 2, 2010 - Taking statins to prevent heart disease in people at risk may be unnecessary. This is revealed ...
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Statins: patients on treatment pay less attention to their diet
© iStockStatins are drugs used to lower blood levels. cholesterol in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Prescribing this ...
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Alzheimer’s disease prevention: not all statins are created equal
May 13, 2009 - Next-generation statins ineffective in preventing or slowing Alzheimer's disease, according to analysis1 two large studies involving ...
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Cholesterol and statins: “Do not stop your treatment without seeing your doctor”, say cardiologists … and Michel de Lorgeril
February 2, 2009 - "Do not interrupt your treatments before seeing your doctor or cardiologist", proclaims the Association des cardiologues ...
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Statins for everyone after their 50s?
February 13, 2009 - As many as 80% of people over 50 should take statins to reduce their risk of ...
Read moreStatins and heart disease: new benefits?
January 9, 2009 - According to a study that was stopped prematurely due to results deemed "amazing", a drug from ...
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Prostate cancer: statins prevent it from spreading to the bones
A new study published in the British Journal of Cancer suggests that statins, the drugs prescribed to fight cholesterol, may ...
Read moreCould Statins Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?
January 23, 2008 - According to a recent study, which received media coverage, statins, drugs usually prescribed to lower blood ...
Read moreCholesterol: is the effectiveness of statins overrated?
February 8, 2008 - Doctors are overwhelmingly prescribing statins to their patients with excessively high cholesterol, in an attempt to ...
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Cholesterol: controversy surrounding the use of statins as a preventive measure
© thinkstockBoth studies focus on a specific aspect of the recommendations for cholesterol screening: the formula that predicts a person's ...
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Statins: the method of calculating people at risk questioned
© iStockLess than a week after the publication of updating recommendations from the American College of Cardiology on cholesterol, which ...
Read moreStatins: Health Canada urges caution
July 14, 2005 - Health Canada has just issued an advisory that statins, popular cholesterol-lowering drugs, may cause muscle problems ...
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