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17 million US adults may no longer receive statin therapy for heart disease
MedicalNewsToday via AOL· 21 minutes agoThe American Heart Association recently updated its risk equations for predicting the risk of...
Fewer people may need statins to prevent heart disease, new study suggests
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA new way of determining heart disease risk may result in millions fewer people getting...
Akira Endo, scientist whose knowledge of fungi led him to discover the first statin – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAkira Endo, who has died aged 90, discovered the first statin, a chemical that prevents heart...
The scientist whose research led to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, has died.
NPR· 20 hours agoMARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Every day, tens of millions of people in the U.S. take pills called statins to reduce their cholesterol and lower their risk of heart attack and stroke ...
Statins may help prevent some forms of cancer, study finds
Medical News Today· 6 days agoStatin medications help keep cholesterol levels within a healthy range, but researchers are...
Akira Endo, researcher who found cholesterol-fighting statins, dies at 90
Washington Post· 3 days agoAkira Endo, a Japanese biochemist whose fascination with the internal workings of fungi underpinned...
Dear Doctor: Heart patient finds he’s got painful joint and muscle aches. Are statin drugs causing...
OregonLive.com· 2 days agoIn May 2023, I had a major heart attack. My blood pressure is very good now, as is my cholesterol. My A1C is now a consistent 6.2%, down from 8.2%. My cardiologist suggested that I take a week off from my cholesterol medicine (80 mg of atorvastatin).
Statins pioneer Akira Endo dies aged 90
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day ago[AFP] The Japanese scientist whose pioneering work led to the creation of statins, the life-saving drugs used by millions, has died at the age of 90....
Statins: Millions of People on the Medications May Not Need Them
Healthline· 2 days agoA new analysis re-evaluates statins and who should use them. Statins are widely used to help lower...
They’re my cholesterol tablets, not ecstasy! How I fell in love with day clubbing in my fifties
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoIN FOCUS: Throwback tunes, comfortable crowds, and home in time for tea. A former raver now in his...