Sentences with phrase «since statins»

Since statins turn off the cholesterol creation pathway, it also shuts off the creation of those bi-products.

Ironic, since statins themselves can cause cognitive impairment.

And, naturally, the drug companies don't want you to know that part of the science because it would severely limit the number of people going on cholesterol - lowering drugs, since statins do not modulate the size of the particles.

He says that people who have had a heart attack or who have significant blockages in their arteries due to atherosclerosis should not replace a statin or other medical therapy with red yeast rice, since statins are proven to reduce the risk of heart attack and death.

«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.

Not exact matches

Lipitor has since had its patent expire, allowing cheaper statin generics to come into the market.

«Trying something good for society has been my dream since boyhood, which has been realized at last by discovering statins,» he told us, «but my success as a scientist is far bigger than that I expected at the beginning of my work.»

Since adverse muscle symptoms are subjective, the research team developed a statin - associated muscle symptom (SAMS) clinical index to evaluate whether the symptoms are consistent with statin - associated muscle symptoms.

He said statin use alone might help, but perhaps not enough, since tumors could simply rev up the regulation of the cholesterol manufacturing process in tumors to compensate.

It's possible, however, that people who are prescribed a statin may also begin exercising, since their doctors likely discussed their heightened risk of heart attack, and some of the perceived muscle pain was simply due to soreness.

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.

(1) I was somewhat amazed and perplexed by this, since I had already written a previous article ridiculing the idea that statin drugs prevent surgical complications.

(Heart failure deaths have been on the rise since the introduction of statin drugs.)

I hope this doctor has learned a few things since the post... saturated fats, assuming from grass fed animals and organic in nature, are «extremely healthy»... saturated fat has been duped by the establishment, just like Statin drugs.

In the light of this, can I ask if you are a supporter of statin drugs since they raise HDL levels?

(9) Deaths from heart failure have doubled nationwide since the introduction of statin drugs in 1987.

Since there have never been any reports of the kinds of side effects associated with prescription statins in users of red yeast rice, I would say that doesn't make any difference.

Since 2015 there have been a few pharmaceutical companies working on a new cholesterol - lowering drug type as a replacement for the older class of statin drugs, such as Lipitor.

I've since discussed the associated breast cancer risks (Statin Cholesterol Drugs and Invasive Breast Cancer) and the surprisingly low level of effectiveness (The Actual Benefit of Diet vs. Drugs).

HEART FAILURE: Rates of heart failure have doubled since the advent of statin drugs.

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.