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Recovery From Statin Damage
A reporter, along with health experts, has compiled this list of seven reasons you shouldn't ignore statin-related muscle pain. Statistics show the rate of statin-induced myopathy to be about 3 percent in the drugs' users, but many doctors feel the rate may be much higher. And though the myopathy may be mild, it can cause permanent muscle damage in some people. The list includes information on the causes of myopathy, alternatives to statins, and how you and your doctor can weigh the benefits...
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From Our Experts
Statin Study Shows Promise for Alzheimer's Disease
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MS and Cholesterol: Will Statin Medications Be Useful in Treating MS?
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Teen Sports Concussions Can Cause Serious Damage
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Three Recovery Habits
Riffing on Robin Cunningham's series on coping skills, I'd like to every so often give you my own. Here I'll talk about three habits that... Read more »
Recovery: Defining It and Living It
In here, I'd like to start a dialogue about recovery: what it means to you, how you define it, and what you do to stay healthy. I believe... Read more »
From Our Sources
Study looks at rare statin side effect
Statin use has long been linked with a rare, poorly understood condition known as skeletal muscle atrophy. Now researchers working with zebrafish say... Read more »
Gene linked to statin side effect
Researchers say they've identified a gene that may play a key role in statin-related muscle weakness and pain. The scientists believe statins may... Read more »
Statins linked to muscle damage in some patients
According to a new study, people who take cholesterol-lowering statins and also experience muscle pain or weakness may be suffering structural damage... Read more »
Statin muscle pain linked to gene mutation
People with high cholesterol know that it's important to steer clear of fatty, unhealthy foods, but experts say adding certain foods may help as... Read more »
Caffeine, alcohol mixture may reduce stroke damage
Giving stroke victims caffeinol--a mixture of caffeine and alcohol--along with antiplatelet drugs may reduce stroke damage and lead to a better... Read more »
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