‘Benefits are exaggerated’: Doctors urged to be ‘inherently sceptical’ about statins
THE benefits of statins are exaggerated and their side effects downplayed, claims a new report calling for all trial data on the drug to be released “as a matter of urgency”. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Statins can cause muscle DAMAGE: New storm over statins as experts fight over the benefits
STATINS can cause muscle damage and do not extend the lives of low-risk patients, a study has found. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Statins have power to help elderly fight off killer superbug
STATINS can protect older people against the killer superbug MRSA. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Statins CAN save your life – Heart pills slash risk of early death by 28%, says new study
STATINS are the quickest and safest way to lower cholesterol and ward off heart disease, a study claims. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Statins news: Quitting statins after stroke ‘may raise risk of another one’
PATIENTS who stop taking statins after suffering a stroke are at greater risk of suffering another one, according to new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed
‘6m people miss out on life-saving statins’ More patients should be given beneficial drug
DOCTORS should be offering statins to almost every man over 60 and all women over 75. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Statins news: Experts call for chronic kidney disease sufferers to be offered statins
STATINS should be routinely offered on the NHS to everyone suffering chronic kidney disease, it will be announced today. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Statins in new link to back disorders, says new study
PATIENTS on controversial heart drug statins are almost 30 per cent more likely to suffer potentially serious back disorders, a study has found, writes Lucy Johnston. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Statins could cut risk of dying from breast cancer by almost 40 per cent – study
STATINS could prove a crucial weapon in the fight against breast cancer, experts announced. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Daily statins reduces the risk of heart disease or stroke in the over 40s
TAKING statins daily reduces the risk of heart disease or stroke in the over 40s, according to new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed