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How bad science can make you feel really good . There is some really wonderful bad science to be found out there in the wierd world web.  More wonderful than the bad site is the good site that gives insight, laced with humour, into the wier ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Mar 31 2009 - 9:34am - 0 attachments

LONDON, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of people already take a statin to lower their cholesterol and millions more are about to be prescribed these drugs under current guidelines. However, a new book provides substantial evidence to show that mos ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 16 2009 - 5:00am - 0 attachments

Laboratory work in animals showed limited activity when statins were given to prevent breast cancer, according to a report in the ... of the American Association for Cancer Research.  Statins, sold under brand names like Lipitor and Zocor, are primarily given to ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2009 - 1:23pm - 0 attachments

... in the Journal of Clinical Investigation say that statins may be able to prevent miscarriages in women who are suffering from ... is associated with a 90 percent risk of miscarriage. "Statins may work as a treatment for women with APS-induced pregnancy ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 10 2008 - 1:39pm - 0 attachments

... in cholesterol synthesis and is the drug target for statins, commonly used for treating high values of 'bad cholesterol', LDL. The ... a person with high lipid levels and early treatment with statins is one of the major strategies in the prevention of cardiovascular risk ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2008 - 12:12pm - 0 attachments

... looked at the statistical methods used in research on statins, including the little-known but useful statistic called the "number ... benefit of heart drugs and the underlying biochemistry of statins. Guy Gugliotta, a freelance science writer, called the story ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 13 2008 - 1:23pm - 0 attachments

... significant support for prescribing Lipitor, or other statins (lipid lowering drugs that reduce serum cholesterol levels by ...

Article - Jen Palmares Meadows - Sep 17 2008 - 2:33pm - 0 attachments

... prevented with statin therapy.(9) This is largely because statins only partly address the abnormalities of low HDL-cholesterol and ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 9 2008 - 2:32am - 0 attachments

... such as aspirin), or that reduce blood cholesterol levels (statins), in order to reduce their risk of cardiovascular complications. The ... undertook an audit to assess the use of antiplatelets and statins in patients with diabetes at a general medical practice in North East ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 6 2008 - 6:33pm - 0 attachments

... is already indicated-as an adjuvant to standard therapies (statins, antiplatelet drugs, beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors)- in Europe and ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 2 2008 - 9:30am - 0 attachments