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Statins Increase Risk Of Developing Diabetes By 46 Percent

New research published in Diabetologia shows that use of statins is associated with a 46% increase in the risk of developing diabetes, ... beta-blocker and diuretic treatment, patients treated with statins were 46% more likely to develop diabetes than those not treated with ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 7 2015 - 10:15am - 0 attachments

Efficacy, Safety Of Statins Exaggerated, Finds Review

Statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs prescribed to prevent heart attacks for the ... researcher. According to Diamond and Ravnskov, statins produce a dramatic reduction in cholesterol levels, but they have ... state that the many studies touting the efficacy of statins have not accounted for the adverse side effects of the drugs, but ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 21 2015 - 10:07pm - 0 attachments

1 In 3 People Would Risk Shorter Life Rather Than Take Daily Pill To Avoid Heart Disease

... of taking just one daily pill for CVD prevention, such as statins or even aspirin - was found to be approximately 0.990 to 0.994. Utility ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 4 2015 - 10:31am - 0 attachments

Over 30 Percent Of People Would Risk Shorter Life Rather Than Take A Pill

... of taking just one daily pill for CVD prevention, such as statins or even aspirin - was found to be approximately 0.990 to 0.994. Utility ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2015 - 5:50pm - 0 attachments

Hepatitis C Drugs Show Patients Benefit Most From Treatment Choices

... Patients experience different side effects from different statins, for example, making the availability of multiple choices not only ...

Article - Josh Bloom - Feb 3 2015 - 1:28pm - 0 attachments

Lowering Blood Pressure And Cholesterol Saved 20,000 Lives In England

... cholesterol saved 20,000 lives in England. The impact of statins, credit with 14 percent of the drop, was greatest among the most ... of which (5300 or 14% of the total) were attributable to statins, with the remainder attributable to changes in risk factors at the ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 26 2015 - 6:12pm - 0 attachments

Lab Grown Human Muscle Can Contract And Respond

... studied its response to a variety of drugs, including statins used to lower cholesterol and clenbuterol, a drug known to be used ... of the drugs matched those seen in human patients. The statins had a dose-dependent response, causing abnormal fat accumulation at ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 13 2015 - 5:19pm - 0 attachments

Review Of Trials Dispute Warning That Statins Impair Memory And Cognitive Functioning

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently warned that statins could affect the memory, attention span and other cognitive abilities ... in the case studies were the result of overdosing with statins. The review findings are congruent with the 2013 safety statement ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 12 2015 - 12:19pm - 0 attachments

Scorpion Venom Could Lead To New Cancer Treatment

... or a modified version is the approved drug. These include statins (found in bacterial secretions) used to lower cholesterol, quinines ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 6 2015 - 2:31pm - 0 attachments

Dr. Ozvorkian And The Amoebas

In case you are fooled by the title, and are expecting to learn about a retro-metal group with a really terrible name, I apologize in advance. That's not what this is about. At some point during the rancorous comment section that followed my last pie ...

Article - Josh Bloom - Dec 28 2014 - 12:03pm - 0 attachments