A number of news reports published yesterday implied that taking statins may raise the risk of cancer.
At least 11 million Americans take statins--that's about 10 percent of the adult population. Cancer remains one of the most feared diseases. So let's take a close look at this study before raising the alert level.
Bottom line first
Researchers reporting in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found a very small potential association between very low LDL cholesterol levels and...
Statins are one of the most frequently prescribed drugs for cholesterol lowering in adults worldwide. However, new guidelines from the... Read more »
High cholesterol, specifically high LDL and low HDL, is clearly a risk factor for the development of heart disease, heart attack, and... Read more »
That’s a question more and more people in the medical community are beginning to wonder. Anectodotal reports from several prominent... Read more »
It should be no secret that heart disease is inextricably linked to thyroid disease, especially hypothyroidism caused by such maladies as... Read more »
For some time, researchers have been looking at the anti-inflammatory effects of statins on asthma, which is an inflammatory disease of the... Read more »
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Depression is a medical disorder characterized by feelings of sadness, hopelessness, pessimism, guilt, and a general loss of interest in life,... Read more »
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Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short... Read more »
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Blues; Gloom; Sadness; MelancholyHome CareIf you are depressed for 2 weeks or longer, you should contact your doctor, who can offer treatment... Read more »
Altered neurotransmitter (serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine) levels are responsible for clinical depression symptoms in many people. Diets low... Read more »
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