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Study finds even more may benefit from statin use | Reuters

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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

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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

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Cholesterol drugs safe, even after a decade of use - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: LONDON (Reuters) - Cholesterol-lowering drugs continue to produce benefits without any serious safety problems, such as increased cancer risk, even after more than a decade of use, researchers said Wednesday. The finding from a large British clinical study following patients for 11 years provides reassurance for people at risk of heart attacks who are typically prescribed such medicines indefinitely. So-called statin drugs are not without side effects. They can cause nausea, muView full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Study finds even more may benefit from statin use | Lifescript.com

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Study finds even more may benefit from statin use | Reuters

feeds.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. TheyView full resource at feeds.reuters.com

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