[embed_youtube”420″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/Uc4Zq-Wrt9Y”]
Tag: cholesterol levels
Your Cholesterol Drug Could Be Hurting You
I paid attention to this one as I use Crestor once a day. According to a study in JAMA, using cholesterol-lowering statins may be associated with musculoskeletal conditions, joint diseases and injuries.. While statins effectively lower cardiovascular illnesses and death, the full spectrum of musculoskeletal adverse events (AEs) is unknown....
Statins protect against influenza mortality, study shows
Statins, you know Lipitor, Crestor, etc, continue to show they have new uses. Kind of a wonder drug just like baby aspirin! Researchers have found they appear to reduce the risk of death in patients hospitalized with the flu. In a study of 3,043 men and women hospitalized with the...
Statins Benefits Extend Beyond the Heart
New research suggests that Lipitor is not only successful at reducing the risk of coronary heart disease and heart attacks, but also reduces the risk of acquiring a potentially fatal infectious disease. The European Heart Journal published a study where researchers found that those taking the drug the longest had...