Should Statins Be Used by People with Normal Cholesterol?
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Should Statins Be Used by People with Normal Cholesterol?
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Most Recently Shared on April 6, 2010 at 6:53 pm By:
CholesterolNetwork: Should Statins Be Used by People with Normal Cholesterol? http://bit.ly/9mjgG4 Full http://bit.ly/92yB2E
Should Healthy People Take Cholesterol Drugs to Prevent Heart Disease? - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com — “Roger Blumenthal of Johns Hopkins says statins save lives in seemingly healthy people who have high cholesterol. Rita Redberg of UC San Francisco argues that the evidence isn't clear and that the risk of side effects is too great.” View full resource at online.wsj.com
Most Recently Shared on January 23, 2012 at 12:32 pm By:
John Mandrola, MD Doctor, Internist, Cardiologist, and Physician
Really informative debate on #statins in the WSJ > http://t.co/Zh3ngf4F > I'm with Dr Redberg
Those with low risk of heart disease might not benefit from statin drugs, British researchers say - latimes.com
latimes.com — “Statin drugs are used by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, but should they be so widespread? A new study suggests maybe not. British researchers say there's little evidence that statin drugs prevent heart disease in people who are at low risk for the disease.” View full resource at latimes.com
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Those with low risk of heart disease might not benefit from statin drugs, British researchers say http://lat.ms/fZQoW6
Who Should Take Statins? The Scientific Debate Continues - TIME
time.com — “A collection of articles in a leading medical journal revisits the controversy over using cholesterol-lowering medications to prevent heart disease in healthy people” View full resource at time.com
Most Recently Shared on June 29, 2010 at 1:48 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
Studies Reignite Debate Over Statin Drugs for Healthy Patients http://bit.ly/bmbbfw (via @TIME) #health
Cholesterol drug side effects need watching: study - Health- msnbc.com
msnbc.msn.com — “People using cholesterol-lowering statins have a higher risks of liver dysfunction, kidney failure, muscle weakness and cataracts and such side effects of the drug should be closely tracked, doctors said on Friday.” View full resource at msnbc.msn.com
Most Recently Shared on May 21, 2010 at 5:25 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
Cholesterol drug side effects need watching: study: People using cholesterol-lowering statins have a higher ... http://bit.ly/cWMPct #heart
Cholesterol drug side effects need watching: study | Reuters
reuters.com — “LONDON (Reuters) - People using cholesterol-lowering statins have a higher risks of liver dysfunction, kidney failure, muscle weakness and cataracts and such side effects of the drug should be closely” View full resource at reuters.com
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Cholesterol drug side effects need watching: study http://link.reuters.com/xej55k
Interpreting JUPITER: Statins for Everyone? - Heart to Heart (usnews.com)
usnews.com — “It may be premature to reflexively prescribe the powerful drug to people with normal cholesterol.” View full resource at usnews.com
Most Recently Shared on April 8, 2010 at 11:19 pm By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
The JUPITER study: Should statins be prescribed so often? http://bit.ly/bzu7MO
Should Statins Be Used by People with Normal Cholesterol?
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CholesterolNetwork: Should Statins Be Used by People with Normal Cholesterol?: http://bit.ly/bFq5Cd
HealthScout-Consumer Health News, Information and Resources Updated Daily-Heart-Should Cholesterol Drugs Be Used By Those Without High Cholesterol?
healthscout.com — “Consumer Health News, Information and Resources Updated Daily - Consumer Health Information by HealthScout,Some experts say statins help healthier people, but others worry about risks” View full resource at healthscout.com
Most Recently Shared on April 4, 2010 at 7:16 pm By:
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Should Cholesterol Drugs Be Used By Those Without High Cholesterol? http://is.gd/bemCJ
Should Cholesterol Drugs Be Used By Those Without High Cholesterol? - Drugs.com MedNews
drugs.com — “When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in February approved the use of the cholesterol-lowering statin drug Crestor for some people with normal cholesterol” View full resource at drugs.com
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Most Recently Shared on April 2, 2010 at 10:00 pm By:
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Should Cholesterol Drugs Be Used By Those Without High Cholesterol? - MSN Health & Fitness - Medications
health.msn.com — “Some experts say statins help healthier people but others worry about risks” View full resource at health.msn.com
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FDA considers statin use for those with normal cholesterol - CNN.com
cnn.com — “Should people who don't have high cholesterol take a cholesterol-lowering statin? Maybe, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is considering an advisory panel's recent recommendation to do just that.” View full resource at cnn.com
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FDA: Statins for normal cholesterol? Should people who don't have high cholesterol take a cholesterol-lowering statin.. http://bit.ly/7FDuVK
Statins for everyone! | NutritionData.com Blog by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S.
blog.nutritiondata.com — “Im sure youve seen the headlines: The FDA plans to approve the use of Crestor, a type of cholesterol-lowering drug known as a statin, for people with normal cholesterol levels.” View full resource at blog.nutritiondata.com
Most Recently Shared on December 17, 2009 at 4:37 pm By:
Statins for everyone! http://ff.im/-d3hnt
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
Most Recently Shared on September 23, 2009 at 1:53 am By:
Ivan Oransky Health Communicator and Doctor
Statins for...everyone? My favorite part: where our reporter uses my favorite statistic, number needed to treat (NNT). http://bit.ly/qoqZ5
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