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MickiSue

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9. Good Heavens

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2014, 03:34 PM

May 2014

OF COURSE they have side effects, and some of them are dreadful. Liver enzymes skyrocketing, severe fatigue, muscle pain, on and on.

The reality is that statins are NOT benign, and saying so is a brave and honest thing to do. Big Pharma has very long tentacles. This "expert panel" sitting is just one of many too many examples.

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British Medical Journal's statin articles to be investigated (about side effects) [View all] muriel_volestrangler May 2014 OP

These are financial decisions. canoeist52 May 2014 #1

The results of this will be interesting. Squinch May 2014 #2

It's not about the side-effects, its about the primary effects of statins... tridim May 2014 #3

It ought to scare people every time a doctor prescribes a drug. WCLinolVir May 2014 #4

yep, you're on your own these days. grasswire May 2014 #8

Isn't the point of publishing something in a journal rather than the Net that hedgehog May 2014 #5

The peer review process is hit or miss goldent May 2014 #6

The review can't determine if the results are honest or if they were tweaked, hedgehog May 2014 #7

Good Heavens MickiSue May 2014 #9

RCTs comparing statins and placebos muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #10