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Statin Drugs

Do You Really Need That Statin? This Expert Says No

Martha Rosenberg | Posted 10.28.2012 | Healthy Living
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Martha Rosenberg

Statins are medications that lower cholesterol by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its production by the liver and other organs. First approved by the FDA in 1987, statins are arguably the most widely-prescribed medicine in the industrialized world today.

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Be Smart on Statins: Heart Health Can't Rely on Just Cholesterol-Cutting Drugs

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 06.16.2012 | Los Angeles
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Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

Before we start indiscriminately dumping statins into the water supply as an easy way to reduce cardiovascular disease, we must individually -- patient by patient -- examine the tradeoffs.

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Are Cholesterol-Lowering Statins Actually Safe?

Posted 03.03.2012 | Fifty
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While millions of individuals take statins such as Lipitor and Lescol to lower their cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack, they may simulta...

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David Moye

Hurricane Irene Could Sprout Bumper Crop Of Magic Mushrooms

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 10.27.2011 | Weird News
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Everyone knows the potential destructive power of hurricanes, but few people are aware that storms like Hurricane Irene encourage growth of psychedeli...

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Domino Drug Therapy for Heart Disease

Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D.

Even though the American Medical Association (AMA) says stress-related illness and symptoms account for 60 to 90 percent of doctor visits most symptoms are still treated with drugs.

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Effectiveness Of Statins Is Called Into Question

latimes.com | Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Today, a majority of people who use statins are doing so for primary prevention of heart attacks and strokes. It is this use of statins that has come ...

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Cholesterol Drugs For The Healthy Still Debatable

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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CHICAGO — Should healthy people with low cholesterol take a pill to lower their cholesterol even more in hopes of preventing heart problems? The...

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Buyer Beware: Statins To Lower Cholesterol Are Not a Panacea

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Christiane Northrup, MD

I'm sure that many of you read about the study showing that Crestor, a popular statin drug manufactured by AstraZeneca, has been found to confer an ad...

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