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Kevin McNally

posted 02/16/2009, comments (4)

Anyone know anything about HealthWarehouse.com? $3.50 Simvastatin & Lisinopril?

My doctor recently prescribed me simvastatin to try and get my cholesterol under control. I wasn't thrilled about having to pay for more medications. I was searching around trying to find the lowest price on simvastatin. I found an online US pharmacy called HealthWarehouse.com that is offering Simvastatin 30-day supply at... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/12/2008, comments (6)

The JUPITER Study: Should everybody take Crestor?

The JUPITER study has been the subject of countless headlines reporting the unprecedented reduction in heart attacks with the cholesterol drug, Crestor®. The study has received gushing pronouncements of the inestimable value of statins by my cardiology colleagues. Pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca, sponsored this study of nearly... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/08/2008, comment (1)

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It DOES get better. Once you get over the initial shock of learning you're a candidate for the complications of high cholesterol, you can do what you need to do for yourself and your family. When I think of straying I remember my doctor's jolting admonition: "You have three goals: no heart attack, no stroke and no death". ... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/22/2008, comments (11)

crestor and memory loss, behavioural change, change in taste

My Mother was diagnosed with high cholesterol approximately 1 year ago. She was not overweight, exercised regularly, and had a healthy diet compared to most North Americans. She elected to try to improve her diet and exercise further before using cholesterol lowering drugs. This Fall, her cholesterol was even higher, and with... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/05/2008, comments (0)

Shocked by high cholesterol

Hi All, I just had my blood test done and expected everything to be normal as always. I am 5 feet in height and weigh 160 lbs. I got my results with the following: Cholesterol - 289Triglycerides - 136HDL - 45LDL - 217 (yes...)......HIGH My doctor recommended Crestor 10 mg for 6 months. What do you think of this? I read some not so... Read more Chevron

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