Should You Take Statins?
Statins are a group of drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol, protect against damage from coronary-artery disease and prevent heart attack. Statins are extremely effective in decreasing heart disease and preventing death. In terms of providing ... [... more]
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Statins and Cancer Prevention: Fact Sheet
Statins are a type of drug taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol. This class of drugs works by blocking an enzyme known as HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methyglutaryl COA) reductase, which the body needs to make cholesterol. Statins help to ... [... more]
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Statins and Bone Health
Is there a connection between the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins and improved bone health? Recently, news reports seemed to indicate one. But how strong is the connection? And just what could it mean for the millions of people with ... [... more]
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Statins in General Practice
 The use of statins in clinical practice has become an established part of modern medicine. They were introduced in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a new group of cholesterol-lowering drugs, but have since become agents that have an important effect in [... more]
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Are "statins" beneficial or harmful in multiple sclerosis?
In this issue of Neurology®, Dr. Birnbaum and co-authors study whether cholesterol medications called statins are helpful or harmful when combined with common multiple sclerosis (MS) treatments called interferons in patients who have MS.1 ... [... more]
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Rhabdomyolysis from statins: What's the risk?
Rhabdomyolysis is a rare but potentially life-threatening side effect of statins. How do you know if you have rhabdomyolysis from statin use? Can statins cause other serious side effects? At high doses, statin medications can impair the ... [... more]
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Statins: Do they cause ALS?
Statins can cause muscle injury in some people. But could they also trigger ALS? Is there any link between statin use and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)? I know statins can cause muscle damage in some people. Could statin use trigger ALS in ... [... more]
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Statins: Understanding Clinical Use
STATINS: Understanding Clinical Use was written with youthe busy practitionerin mind. It covers the class of drugs as a whole, discusses the benefits of statin use, and offers future perspectives on ancillary drug actions beyond cholesterol lowering. [... more]
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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United States Department of Health and Human Services
Based on FDA and CDC's ongoing investigation of the Salmonella outbreak, consumers are advised: Do not eat peanut-containing products on the FDA recall list. If you are concerned about a product, call the phone number on the product packaging or ... [... more]
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