By Dr. Mercola
A recent meta-analysis has demonstrated that taking statin drugs is associated with excess risk of developing diabetes.
Researchers looked at five different clinical trials that together examined more than 32,000 people. They found that the higher the dosage of statin drugs being […]
by Dr. John Briffa
The Cholesterol Truth
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Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended caution in prescribing the statin simvastatin. The evidence suggests that at doses of 80mg, this drug significantly heightens the risk of muscle damage and breakdown known as rhabdomyolosis. The breakdown products of muscle can actually go on to cause kidney […]
HEALTHY DIETS AND SCIENCE
Study title and authors:
No connection between the level of exposition to statins in the population and the incidence/mortality of acute myocardial infarction: An ecological study based on Sweden’s municipalities.
Staffan Nilsson, Sigvard Molstad, Catarina Karlberg, Jan-Erik Karlsson and Lars-Goran Persson
Division of Community Medicine, Department of Medicine […]
by Dr. Mercola
Many Americans take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs — including half of men aged to 65 to 74, and nearly 40 percent of women aged 75 and older.
In fact, a grand total of one in four Americans aged 45 and older are taking a statin. That means there are almost 32 million Americans taking […]
by Dr. John Briffa
for The Cholesterol Truth
As a population we’re living longer. Generally speaking, older individuals are more prone to chronic conditions such as heart disease. With statin drugs continuing to be a mainstream mainstay in the prevention of heart disease, the elderly represent a growing market for these drugs. While this may be […]
by Cholesterol Truth
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Researchers at the University of Edinburgh want to test statins on a group of pregnant women to see if these drugs can help prevent pre-eclampsia — a potentially fatal condition which affects up to 8 per cent of pregnant women in the UK.
The researchers believe that if the trial is successful, it could be […]
By Dr. John Briffa
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Before we look at the stats, let’s define the two main settings in which statin drugs can be used in practice:
1. Primary prevention – use of statins in essentially healthy people in the hope of preventing a first heart attack or stroke.2. Secondary prevention – use of statins in individuals who […]
by David Evans
HEALTHY DIETS AND SCIENCE
This post includes a synopsis of a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience Research 2010 Nov 15;88(15):3361-75
Study title and authors:
Simvastatin interferes with process outgrowth and branching of oligodendrocytes.
Smolders I, Smets I, Maier O, vandeVen M, Steels P, Ameloot M. Biomedical Research Institute, School of Life Sciences, Hasselt University and Transnational […]
By Dr. Mercola
Scientists claim to have produced an antibody that reduces the scarring produced in the heart and brain following a heart attack by more than 60 percent. This scarring can cause as much as 80 percent of the permanent damage caused by a heart attack or stroke. The research has been tested on animals, […]
Health Impact News Editor Comments: It is widely known that Ancel Keys was the researcher from the University of Minnesota credited with inventing the lipid theory of heart disease, which led to the highly political McGovern Report in the 1970s which recommended a low fat diet to supposedly reduce heart disease. Here is some […]
