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Do cholesterol drugs really work?

Friday, February 27th, 2009

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I read a cover story in a national magazine that claimed there is much question about the need to lower cholesterol and to prescribe statin medicines. I can’t believe this story wasn’t front-page news, since 18 million Americans take statin drugs. People taking statins are exposed to the risks of muscle pain, [...]

New study supports statin’s anti-dementia effects

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

Source: Reuters Health
In the largest cohort study to date, treatment with a cholesterol-lowering statin drug was found to reduce new cases of Alzheimer’s disease, regardless of the specific type of statin used or a person’s genetic risk for the disease.
Numerous studies have looked at the relationship between statin use and the development of Alzheimer’s disease, [...]