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Statins are important medicines for lowering high cholesterol levels. Faithfully taking statins every day has been proven to extend life.

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Doctors must consider their patients' voices | Pacific Daily News | guampdn.com

guampdn.com — “I recently saw a middle-age man in my primary care clinic who asked whether he should continue his cholesterol medication. He was reacting to new Food and Drug Administration warnings on statins, a class of drugs taken by more than 20 million Americans to lower their cholesterol.View full resource at guampdn.com

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Have Statins Helped Reduce the Rate of Fatal Heart Attacks? - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — “Studies suggest the cholesterol-reducing medications have helped reduced cardiac mortality, but other factors — healthy diets and better care — are also playing a role.View full resource at nytimes.com

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Have Statins Helped Reduce the Rate of Fatal Heart Attacks? - NYTimes.com

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Have Statins Helped Reduce the Rate of Fatal Heart Attacks? - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — “Studies suggest the cholesterol-reducing medications have helped reduced cardiac mortality, but other factors — healthy diets and better care — are also playing a role.View full resource at nytimes.com

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Have Statins Helped Reduce the Rate of Fatal Heart Attacks? - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — “Studies suggest the cholesterol-reducing medications have helped reduced cardiac mortality, but other factors — healthy diets and better care — are also playing a role.View full resource at nytimes.com

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New cholesterol lowering drugs on the horizon

news-medical.net — “The new drugs in development by pharmaceutical makers are injectable medications that block a protein called PCSK9. These drugs have shown promise in early clinical trials for slashing bad LDL cholesterol further than widely used statins can alone. Their biggest advocates say PCSK9 blockers have the potential to be the next multibillion-dollar class of heart drugs.View full resource at news-medical.net

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ETC-1002, a Non-Statin, Lowers LDL Cholesterols and Appears to Guard Against Other Risks

newswise.com — “Early data suggest ETC-1002, a drug that regulates lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, had a significant impact on cholesterol levels and improved factors believed to contribute to cardio-metabolic diseases, say researchers from the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, the Baylor College of Medicine, and Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.View full resource at newswise.com

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ETC-1002, a Non-Statin, Lowers LDL Cholesterols and Appears to Guard Against Other Risks

newswise.com — “Early data suggest ETC-1002, a drug that regulates lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, had a significant impact on cholesterol levels and improved factors believed to contribute to cardio-metabolic diseases, say researchers from the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, the Baylor College of Medicine, and Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.View full resource at newswise.com

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ETC-1002, a Non-Statin, Lowers LDL Cholesterols and Appears to Guard Against Other Risks

newswise.com — “Early data suggest ETC-1002, a drug that regulates lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, had a significant impact on cholesterol levels and improved factors believed to contribute to cardio-metabolic diseases, say researchers from the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, the Baylor College of Medicine, and Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.View full resource at newswise.com

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Cholesterol Medication - Lifting The Lid - YouTube

youtube.com — “Statin medications now must carry a warning about diabetes being a potential side effect. There is another major problem too!View full resource at youtube.com

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Cholesterol Drugs May Help Ward Off Parkinson's | Statins | LiveScience

livescience.com — “Taking the cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins may lower the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.View full resource at livescience.com

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Cholesterol Medication - Lifting The Lid - YouTube

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Statins - Safety Label Changes Approved By FDA

medicalnewstoday.com — “Label changes for statins, a type of cholesterol-lowering medication, have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA. Labels will include more data on adverse events, drug interView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Statin Drug Safety Warnings - NYTimes.com

well.blogs.nytimes.com — “Federal health officials added new safety alerts to the prescribing information for statins, the cholesterol-reducing medications that are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the world, citing rare risks of memory loss, diabetes and muscle pain.View full resource at well.blogs.nytimes.com

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FDA changes safety information on statin drugs - Harvard Health Publications

health.harvard.edu — “A new ruling from the FDA offers good news and some warnings for people who take a cholesterol-lowering statin. The good news—no more periodic blood tests for liver function. The warnings—taking a statin may increase the odds of developing type 2 diabetes or suffering reversible memory loss or problems thinking. The FDA warned that one statin, lovastatin, shouldn't be taken with some antibiotics, anti-fungal agents, or medications used to treat AIDS.View full resource at health.harvard.edu

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