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Chemisse

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5. Maybe that is why

Reply to tridim (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2015, 07:33 PM

Feb 2015

what was hailed as a 'miracle drug' when it made its entrance has not actually reduced the numbers of deaths in the way that was expected:

Statins are effective for people with known heart disease. But for people who have less than a 20 percent risk of getting heart disease in the next 10 years, statins not only fail to reduce the risk of death, but also fail even to reduce the risk of serious illness — as shown in a recent BMJ article co-written by one of us.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/opinion/dont-give-more-patien

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Statins stimulate atherosclerosis and heart failure: pharmacological mechanisms. [View all] tridim Feb 2015 OP

My Body told me a long time ago PeoViejo Feb 2015 #1

They're telling my Mom as well, but she still trusts her doctor 100%. tridim Feb 2015 #3

I say that I have a few friends my age who would not be alive without them. Warpy Feb 2015 #2

They have been life savers for a lot of people, but they are not for everyone still_one Feb 2015 #4

Statins are a life saver 840high Feb 2015 #8

Maybe that is why Chemisse Feb 2015 #5

I am very conflicted about the usefulness of statins. SheilaT Feb 2015 #6

It's not like taking an antibiotic, Maru Kitteh Apr 2015 #15

I'm taking atorvastatin, 20 mg. SheilaT Apr 2015 #16

I got my cholesterol down from 307 to 215 with time release niacin womanofthehills Apr 2015 #17

Now you've done it! BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #7

Having read Good calories, Bad Calories and The Big Fat Surprise, hedgehog Feb 2015 #9

agree Brainstormy Feb 2015 #10

Saving this for later study.... 1monster Feb 2015 #11

bookmark grasswire Mar 2015 #12

I got my cholesterol down from 307 to 220 without drugs womanofthehills Mar 2015 #13

"going to research niacin"? grasswire Apr 2015 #14