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Statins Back Pain
Dr. Peter Gott answers a reader's question about whether Zocor could be causing left shoulder pain soon after the reader was diagnosed with an injury to the other shoulder. Dr. Gott explains how statin side effects are diagnosed and how the body may respond to injury.
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Statins for everyone?
Statins (also known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are a class of medications used to lower cholesterol levels in people with elevated... Read more »
Statins: good drugs for bad cholesterol
Statins (technically, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) are a very important class of prescription medications. The drugs in this class... Read more »
Statins for Metabolic Syndrome May Also Reverse Associated ED
Extra Extra - Read all about it - When ED is associated with metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that include overweight/obese... Read more »
Menopausal Women Taking Statins May Increase Their Risk for Type 2...
Every year that passes reinforces to me (and many of my friends) that our bodies are systems. Tinker with one part (such as taking a drug)... Read more »
New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment
Last month, the American Pain Society added to its recommendations to health care providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low... Read more »
From Our Sources
Muscle pain may not recur after switching statins
A University of Wisconsin study found that statin-related myopathy, or muscle pain, may not recur after switching to a different drug. Of those... Read more »
Q&A: Antibiotics and statins can be a deadly combination
In this Q&A, pharmacist Richard Harkness responds to a reader who is experiencing muscle pain while taking the antibiotic Biaxin XL and the... 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 »
Red Yeast Rice May Be Alternative to Statins: Study
Results from a new small study suggest that red yeast rice supplements may offer an alternative to people who use statins to lower their cholesterol.... Read more »
Painkillers, Statins May Distort Prostate Cancer Test Results ...
Men who regularly take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to control pain or statins to treat high cholesterol may not get accurate ... Read more »
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