Sentences with phrase «disease take a statin»

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The statin skeptics worry that too little is understood about unintended consequences, especially for a drug taken for years on end by nearly one - quarter of adults past middle age, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent data.

Guidelines released in 2013 by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology say that people between the ages of 40 and 75 should take a statin if their risk of cardiovascular disease is 7.5 percent or higher over the next 10 years.

The current study involved 43,810 people in Taiwan who were taking statins and did not have Parkinson's disease.

The team also investigated the risk of infection while taking into account the duration of current or former statin use, 90 - day cumulative dose, and specific sub-groups of patients who were prescribed statins for different chronic conditions like previous myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial disease, chronic heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes.

«No patient should stop taking their statins based on our study, since statin therapy is a cornerstone in treatment of cardiovascular diseases and has been clearly shown to lower mortality and disease progression,» he says.

Researchers then determined which patients had been taking a statin and for how long before Parkinson's disease symptoms appeared.

Patients usually need to adjust their diets and lifestyles and take cholesterol - lowering statins, but even then they may remain at increased risk of heart disease.

A phase 2 clinical trial recruited 497 patients with high cholesterol, 73 percent of which were already taking statins, the current standard treatment for those at risk of cardiovascular disease.

Some evidence suggests statin users could be less vulnerable to developing Alzheimer's disease and that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who take these drugs may live longer.

By Ray Hainer MONDAY, June 15, 2009 (Health.com)-- A statin can be a lifesaver if you're at risk of heart disease, but some people who take the cholesterol - lowering drugs — up to 20 %, by some estimates — have to stop because of muscle pain, the most common side effect.

A statin can be a lifesaver if you're at risk of heart disease, but some people who take the cholesterol - lowering drugs — up to 20 %, by some estimates — have to stop because of muscle pain, the most common side effect.

For those of us with heart disease requiring cardiac bypass surgery (CABG), The New York Times advises we all take statins drugs, since studies show 50 % reduction in mortality for those taking statin drugs after CABG.

Ironically, this means that statins, which many people take because they want to protect their heart, are actually quite likely to increase their risk of dying from heart disease.

Consult physician if taking medication (especially statins) or have a medical condition including a history of statin - intolerance or liver disease.

In fact, elevated insulin levels lead to heart disease, which, ironically, is the primary reason for taking a statin drug in the first place!

individuals with liver disease or those currently taking statins or other medications should consult with a health practitioner prior to use.

Even though grapefruits alone don't do much, the researchers suggest that people might be more likely to stick with them than cholesterol - lowering drugs, noting that most people with heart disease stop taking their statin drugs within a couple years, because of the adverse side effects, whereas grapefruit alone don't have any side effects.

There's a fair bit of controversy around cholesterol & statins — several cardiac researchers (see THINCS) have concluded that cholesterol levels do not cause heart disease (correlation, not causation) & that statins do more harm than good & should not be taken.

While it hasn't been shown in a study, Goldberg said he suspects that patients with other diabetes risk factors, including a family history of the disease, are more likely to develop diabetes while taking statins.

(NaturalHealth365) You may be one of the millions of people worldwide taking statin drugs to lower their cholesterol level and lulled into the false impression that reducing cholesterol will reduce risk of cardiovascular disease.

If you're one of the millions of Americans who take statins to prevent heart disease, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has important new safety information on these cholesterol - lowering medications.

For example, even though the guidelines recommended that women between the ages of 45 and 75 at increased risk of heart disease and with relatively high LDL levels take statins, the fine print in the 284 - page document admitted, «Clinical trials of LDL lowering generally are lacking for this risk category.»

Taking statins lowers your risk of heart disease.

Doctors are less inclined to direct a patient to stop taking statin medication because of the former two symptoms (since heart disease and strokes are much more serious afflictions), but developing diabetes is obviously problematic also, so good awareness and consistent checkups and blood sugar testing should be standard when taking these medications.