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Study finds even more may benefit from statin use | Reuters
reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Apparently healthy people with normal or even low cholesterol levels might benefit as much from taking statin drugs as people with high cholesterol, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. They” View full resource at reuters.com
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Statins for...everyone? My favorite part: where our reporter uses my favorite statistic, number needed to treat (NNT). http://bit.ly/qoqZ5
FDA Approves Livalo, a New Statin
webmd.com — “The fda has approved livalo (generic name: pitavastatin), a new cholesterol-lowering statin drug. livalo already is sold in japan, korea, and thailand.” View full resource at webmd.com
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webMD: Livalo, a New Statin, Gets FDA Nod http://tinyurl.com/lzkkyz Full http://tinyurl.com/n847dm
Cholesterol Drugs for Healthy Adults: A Risky Move?
qualityhealth.com — “Risks have been found for healthy people taking cholesterol drugs.” View full resource at qualityhealth.com
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#heartdisease Cholesterol Drugs for Healthy Adults: A Risky Move? http://sns.ly/d8W43
Muscle Damage From Statins May Evade Blood Test
webmd.com — “Patients taking statins who have normal cpk blood tests may still experience statin-related muscle injury, new research suggests.)” View full resource at webmd.com
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Muscle Damage From Statins May Evade Blood Test: Patients taking statins who have normal CPK blood tests may sti.. http://tinyurl.com/m9dju4
Pravachol (Pravastatin)
medicinenet.com — “Depicts the medication pravastatin (Pravachol), a drug used for the reduction of total and LDL cholesterol as well as triglycerides and to increase HDL cholesterol. Pravastatin reduces the occurrence of heart attacks, strokes and death caused by coronary artery disease.” View full resource at medicinenet.com
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MedicineNet: pravastatin, Pravachol http://bit.ly/gGuu4r Full http://bit.ly/hFLQzk
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