statin drugs

Cholesterol-targeting statin drugs protect against heart attacks and strokes even when patients have normal LDL “bad” cholesterol and little evidence of systemic inflammation, new research suggests.

An analysis of 22 studies involving about 2.5 million people shows a significant association between using cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins and a reduced risk for colorectal cancer.

A study shows statin drugs -- used to lower cholesterol -- may also improve lung function in asthma patients.

Patients who received statin drugs in the weeks before and after noncardiac vascular surgery were at lower risk for serious postoperative cardiac problems, a new Dutch study found.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel published another story in their series on physicians' entanglements with health care corporations.

This one tells the story of a single university faculty member who was seduced by pharmaceutical companies, then eventually became disillusioned.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major study suggests....

Today we would like to highlight an excellent article by Christiane Northrup, MD: Statins are not a panacea.