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Tag Archives: statins
Statins benefit women as much as men
For the first time a study proves statins are as effective in preventing heart attacks in women as well as men.
Posted in Heart Health, Woman's Health
Tagged heart attack prevention, preventing heart attack, statins
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Women taking statins MAY have slightly increased risk of type 2 diabetes
ABC World News reported, “And we have a red flag to tell you about tonight about the most popular prescription drug in the world: statins.” Investigators “at Harvard Medical School” found that “people who take statins to reduce their cholesterol … Continue reading
Posted in Health Headlines, Woman's Health
Tagged diabetes prevention, diabetes risk, preventing diabetes, statin, statins, type 2 diabetes
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Statins reduce risk of dying from prostate cancer
Reuters reports that, according to a study published online in the journal Cancer, use of statins may be linked to a lower risk of death from prostate cancer.
Posted in Heart Health, Men's Health, Nutritional Health
Tagged preventing prostate cancer, prostate cancer, statin, statins
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Long-term statin use declared safe safe
Recent research published in The Lancet suggests that the benefits from statins, the revolutionary class of cholesterol-lowering medications, “increase the longer someone takes them with NO long-term risks such as cancer.” (emphasis added)
Posted in Cancer, Heart Health
Tagged preventing cardiovascular disease, preventing heart disease, simvastatin, statin, statins, Zocor
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Dietary changes may lower cholesterol better than statins
On its website, ABC News/Good Morning America reports that dietary changes may “do a better job” than taking statins to lower cholesterol.
Posted in Heart Health, Nutritional Health
Tagged cholesterol, cholesterol-lowering foods, healthy eaters, healthy eating, Nutritional Health, statins
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Statin drugs may lower colon cancer risk: study
Statin drugs, which are used to lower cholesterol, may also lower the risk of colon cancer by as much as 12 percent, U.S. researchers have reported. The longer people took the highly popular cholesterol-lowering pills, the lower their risk of later … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer
Tagged colon cancer, colon cancer prevention, lovastatin, statins
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Red yeast rice products NOT recommended for high cholesterol
The Chicago Tribune “Julie’s Health Club” blog reported that “some red yeast rice products have been shown to lower cholesterol levels as effectively as moderate doses of statin drugs.” However, “the supplement isn’t quite ‘ready for primetime,’ according to researchers … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Medical Economics
Tagged cholesterol, high cholesterol, hypercholesterolemia, red yeast rice, statins
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The Formula for Good Health = 0, 5, 10, 30, 150
An easy-to-remember formula for good health (0, 5, 10, 30, 150) is proposed in a wonderful editorial in American Family Physician titled “Preventive Health: Time for Change.” The author suggests this formula to physicians to “help patients achieve healthy lifestyle … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Children's Health, General Health, Heart Health, Medical Economics, Men's Health, Nutritional Health, Woman's Health
Tagged beta-blocker, cancer prevention, diabetes prevention, health promotion, healthy lifestyle, heart attack prevention, preventing cancer, preventing cardiovascular disease, preventing diabetes, preventing heart attack, preventing heart disease, prevention, preventive medicine, statin, statins, stroke prevention
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Statins can reduce sex drive
I have heard from male readers that when they began taking the cholesterol reducing statin medications (such as Crestor, Lipitor, lovastatin, simvastatin, etc.), they have experienced decreased libido (sexual drive). Now, there is some research that may confirm this. One … Continue reading
Posted in Men's Health, Mental Health
Tagged ED, erectile dysfunction, libido, sex drive, statin, statins
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Should Cholesterol Drugs Be Used By Those Without High Cholesterol?
Some experts say statins help healthier people, but others worry about risks. So, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the cholesterol-lowering statin drug Crestor for some people with normal cholesterol levels, cardiologist Dr. Steven … Continue reading
Readers ask about my response to the Zetia / Vytorin study that is all over the news
Cholesterol Drug Controversy Continues Some of you are wondering about my response to this news. First of all, you should know that I’m on Vytorin. My doctor had recommended a statin, along with omega-3 fatty acids for my increasing triglycerides … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Health, Men's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged apo-B, cholesterol, Crestor, DLD-P, fenofibrate, HDL, HDL cholesterol, HDL-C, HDL-P, LDL, LDL cholesterol, LDL-C, Lovaza, niacin, Niaspan, omega-3 fatty acids, statin, statins, TG, triglycerides, Trilipix, Vytorin, Zetia
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Guys, keeping your cholesterol low may reduce your prostate cancer risk
There’s good news for men concerned about developing prostate cancer. The AP reports, “Men may protect more than their hearts if they keep cholesterol in line: Their chances of getting aggressive prostate cancer may be lower.” Want to learn more? … Continue reading
Posted in Men's Health
Tagged cholesterol, high cholesterol, hypercholesterolemia, preventing prostate cancer, prostate cancer, statin, statins
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Doctor Urges Caution in Interpreting New Findings on Cholesterol Drug
On March 31, 2008, pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca trumpeted the early closing of its so-called JUIPITER trial of a cholesterol-lowering drug (statin), Crestor. The results after only two years yielded “unequivocal evidence” of the drug’s effectiveness, the trial concluded, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Health Headlines, Heart Health, Medical Economics
Tagged Crestor, heart attack prevention, JUPITER, JUPITER study, statin, statins, stroke prevention
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Inexpensive blood test identifies people with a normal cholesterol at risk for heart attack, stroke – and a statin medicine may save lives and change preventive medicine
Whew! This is long title describing the remarkable results of a study, just announced at the American Heart Association’s meeting in New Orleans, which showed that AstraZeneca’s cholesterol fighting Crestor (rosuvastatin) slashed deaths, heart attacks, strokes, and artery-clearing procedures in … Continue reading
New Guidelines Suggest Cholesterol Meds for Kids
According to Fox News, for the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems. It is the strongest guidance ever given by the … Continue reading