I have decided to post a quick data rebuttal, after the publishing of a few misguided headlines (i.e ” Statins have virtually no side-effects, study finds”, and “Give statins to all over-40s, says heart surgery pioneer”, from the London Telegraph… Read More ›
Hypercholesterolemia
146th Health Research Report 11 JAN 2013
In this issue: 1. Foodborne Illness Could Have Sinister Causes : Medications being intentionally added 2. Cholesterol medicine affects energy production in muscles 3. Sublingual immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for peanut allergy 4. Hold the diet soda? Sweetened drinks linked to… Read More ›
Health Research Report 04 JAN 2013
Topics Medications in Food, Cause for illness Cholesterol Medicine affects energy production in muscle in up to 75% of people. More Deaths Blamed on Plavix 100 Richest People in the world increased wealth by 241 Billion in 2012
Cholesterol medicine affects energy production in muscles: Up to 75 per cent of patients
Painful side effects Up to 75 per cent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels may suffer from muscle pain. Scientists at the Center for Healthy Aging at the University of Copenhagen have now identified a possible mechanism underlying… Read More ›
Free statins with fast food could neutralize heart risk, scientists say
2010 report posted for filing Contact: Sam Wong sam.wong@imperial.ac.uk 44-020-759-42198 Imperial College London Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of charge so that customers can neutralize the heart disease dangers of fatty food, researchers at Imperial College London… Read More ›
New insights into link between anti-cholesterol statin drugs and depression
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Scientists are reporting a possible explanation for the symptoms of anxiety and depression that occur in some patients taking the popular statin family of anti-cholesterol drugs, and… Read More ›
Long-term effects of statin therapy could lead to transient or permanent cognitive impairment
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Nick Zagorski nzagorski@asbmb.org 301-634-7366 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Statins show dramatic drug and cell dependent effects in the brain Besides their tremendous value in treating high cholesterol and lowering the risk… Read More ›
Statins Lower Testosterone, Libido
This is a requsted Repost from 2010 link to abstract below: By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Health News Reviewed byLaura J. Martin, MD April 16, 2010 — Statin therapy prescribed to lower cholesterol also appears to lower testosterone, according to a new study… Read More ›
Give statins to all over-50s: Even the healthy should take heart drug, says British expert ( Misinformation/Propaganda ) With Data Rebuttal
Data Rebuttal posted at the end of the arrticle ,to their conflicting hypothesis. Were not going to let them off the hook so easy for this. Currently statins only given to around eight million high-risk patients But Professor Sir Rory Collins says… Read More ›