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| | Statin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Fermentation-derived statins appear more effective in reducing LDL, but no clear explanation has accounted for this phenomenon. | | | A 2004 study (Graham et al) found that of 10,000 patients treated for one year, 0.44 will develop this side-effect. | | | In practice, diet changes often have little effect, and many doctors omit this step altogether. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statin
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| | Rare Muscle Problem Linked to Statin Use |
| | Meanwhile, researchers emphasize that patients prescribed statins to manage their heart disease risk should not discontinue use of the drugs without consulting their doctor. | | | But in a study to be published in the Oct. 1 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that some statin users may suffer muscle discomfort caused by the drugs while still maintaining normal CK levels. | | | The study looked at 20 patients who complained of muscle pain during statin use. |
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http://my.webmd.com/content/article/50/40440.html
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| | Statin Adverse Effects FAQ: RHABDOMYOLYSIS |
| | Risk for myopathy with statin therapy in high-risk patients.Arch Intern Med. | | | Safety of statins: focus on clinical pharmacokinetics and drug interactions.Circulation. | | | Safety and statin therapy: reconsidering the risks and benefits.Arch Intern Med. |
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http://www.pahealthsystems.com/message274484.html
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| | Statin Drug Danger |
| | Adverse drug interaction between statin therapy in any patient receiving anticoagulation therapy... | | | The research comes during a time when statins are now being questioned by doctors and patients alike. | | | VITAMIN C BOOSTS IMMUNE SYSTEM IN AS Persistent Muscle Pain May Be Statin Drug-Induced... |
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http://vitamincfoundation.org/statinalert
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| | Statin Adverse Effects |
| | Some doctors are not familiar with the evidence that statin drugs or cholesterol drugs can cause problems with memory, pain, irritability, or sleep. | | | Although muscle pain is a well-recognized side effect of these drugs (and one that should be reported, so tests can be done), other pain effects have been reported by many people on statins, but have not been studied extensively include headaches, joint pains, and abdominal pain. | | | Also, if you become seriously ill or are scheduled for surgery, you should talk to your doctor about stopping your statin drug until you are better, or well on the road to recovery. |
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http://medicine.ucsd.edu/SES/adverse_effects.htm
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| | statin drugs articles and information |
| | Kudos to the physicians who are shouting the warning that statin drugs are being dangerously overprescribed. | | | Vioxx only the beginning; antidepressants and statin drugs are medication timebombs | | | This is the second study we've seen revealing that certain foods are as effective, or even more effective, than prescription... |
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http://www.newstarget.com/statin_drugs.html
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| | Statin Dialogues |
| | His ignorance of a possible relationship between his statin prescriptions and the subsequent decline in mental faculties of his patients is because you have buried this information in your PDR rather than effectively presenting it. | | | You have not effectively communicated the problem of statin associated cognitive side effects to your doctors. | | | The harm here is to the guilt-ridden relatives who now suspect the statin drug and especially to the prescribing doctor who forever will be regarded by them as inadequate at best and possibly negligent. |
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http://www.spacedoc.net/statin_dialogues.htm
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| | Statin Drugs May Protect Children's Hearts |
| | In an editorial that accompanies the study, Antonio Grotto Jr., MD, DPhil, of the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, says this study shows that drug therapy may be needed in most children with familial hypercholesterolemia. | | | But the safety and effectiveness of these drugs have not been widely studied in children. | | | Researchers say that although this study provides "the most extensive follow-up to date, data on even longer-term safety and efficacy of statin therapy in children are needed." |
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http://my.webmd.com/content/article/91/100939.htm
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| | Statin Article Endnote Links |
| | Giving a statin drug to a person with LDL cholesterol of 140 or below, as is frequently done today, would result in a 30 to 60% reduction in his or her LDL cholesterol, potentially placing him or her at increased risk for heart attack if his or her lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 is high. | | | The Effect of the statins is not due to cholesterol-lowering" points out a half dozen reasons. | | | "The Clinical Use of HMG CoA-reductase inhibitors (statins) and the associated depletion of the essential co-factor coenzyme Q10; a review of pertinent human and animal data." Click on "Cholesterol Drugs And The Depletion of Coenzyme Q10: A Review of Human And Animal Data" at the bottom of http://www.redflagsdaily.com/features/2002_july08P.html. |
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http://home.earthlink.net/~mbabc/statinlink.html
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| | If you or someone you know is taking one of the statin cholesterol-lowering drugs, this is a "must-read" article by Jay Cohen, MD to help you understand the potential dangers that this exposes you to. | | | Find out what you haven't been told about statin drugs to lower cholesterol that could dramatically affect your health today and in the future. | | | "Doctors and the public must be warned to immediately discontinue use of statin drugs at the onset of muscle pain, muscle tenderness, muscle weakness or tiredness." |
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http://www.mercola.com/article/statins.htm
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| | What You Must Know About Statin Drugs and Natural Alternatives |
| | What You Must Know About Statin Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives is one-of-a-kind in providing the full range of information you (and your doctor) need about statin drugs, natural alternatives, and diet. | | | If you are unfamiliar with his work, Dr. Cohen is an independent researcher (no drug company ties!), who since 1988 has been writing about problems in the drug industry and FDA that affect the safety of our medications. | | | Unlike other books, Dr. Cohen provides the full range of effective statin doses that work, so that you and your doctor can individualize treatment to your specific needs and goals. |
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http://www.medicationsense.com/statin_drugs_book.html
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| | Center News -- WHI findings on statin -- 10/19/00 |
| | Rates were similar among users and non-users of statin medications, regardless of how long or what type of statin medications had been taken. | | | Women taking stronger statin medications also had slightly higher hip bone density than non-users, but no significant differences were seen at the spine or whole body. | | | Animal studies have shown that statin medications enhance the creation of new bone and increase bone size. |
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http://www.fhcrc.org/pubs/center_news/2000/Oct19/WHI.sht
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| | A Natural Alternative to Statin Drugs |
| | Unlike many other supplements whose claims are supported solely by traditional wisdom or laboratory tests, policosanol has demonstrated its abilities in human trials -- trials that compared its performance head to head with top-selling statin drugs. | | | In head-to-head comparisons with various statin drugs, policosanol does a better job. | | | And it may actually eliminate your need for cholesterol-lowering prescription drugs. |
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http://substance.altmedangel.com/statnalt.htm
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| | Petition on Statin-Induced Neuropathy to Pharmaceutical Manufacturers |
| | We users of Statins agree that our medical condition may be divulged sufficiently to represent our need for Treatment and Restitution. | | | Historical note: a petition was previously filed by Julian M. Whitaker MD to change labeling of statins to reflect their dangerous side effects: | | | Please feel free to write to us on this very important problem in healthcare. |
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http://www.drugintel.com/drugs/statins/petition_statin_neuropathy.htm
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| | Statin drugs lower heart disease risk in postmenopausal women |
| | Statin drugs have a well-established ability to reduce heart disease risk in men, but until recently the effects in women were less clear, says Herrington, a professor of medicine at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. Earlier studies of statin therapy included relatively few women, and the benefits in women varied widely. | | | In their reanalysis of HERS data, researchers looked specifically at the outcomes of 1,004 women taking a statin drug when they entered the study, as well as 708 who began statin therapy during the trial. | | | Statin therapy was also associated with a 55 percent lower risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE, blood clots in veins), a potentially life-threatening problem that can occur in women on HRT. |
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http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3002877
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| | Statin drugs & CHF? |
| | He insists I need to be on a statin drug even though my quality of life is nowhere near what it should be. | | | He insists I need to be on a > statin drug even though my quality of life > is nowhere near what it should be. | | | Now I have read a few notes on other Cholestrol boards making reference to the fact that it's possible for a statin drug to bring on Congestive heart failure (my symtoms) Anyone here with the same CHF symtoms or have any thoughts on this possible connection?? |
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http://www.rxlist.com/rxboard/lipitor.pl?read=2455
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| | Cholesterol Statin Lawyer Side Effect Lawsuit |
| | If you or a loved one is pregnant and taking a statin drug, you are urged to seek medical help. | | | The study’s findings are consistent with other studies that found that embryos need ample cholesterol early in pregnancy for normal development. | | | A recent study shows that fetuses exposed to statin drugs in the first trimester developed serious central nervous system defects and limb deformities. |
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http://www.statin-birth-defects.com
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| | Differential Diagnosis of Statin Induced Neuropathy |
| | Patients and physicians with experience with treatments, either that work or don't work, are encouraged to contact us with information we can post. | | | Statins may cause a Reversible Myopathy, related to reductions in Co-Enzyme Q10 - if this is the case, the pain induced by statin use is thought to stop after 3 to 12 months. |
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http://www.drugintel.com/drugs/statins/differential_diagnosis_statins.htm
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Angioplasty |
| | If the arteries are not sufficiently widened by angioplasty or the blockages are too severe to be treated by angioplasty, heart surgery (CABG surgery) may be recommended. | | | The physician may prescribe a medication, such as a statin drug, to help lower the patient's cholesterol. | | | Patients should diet, exercise, abstain from smoking, and reduce stress in order to lower the chances of recurrence. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002953.htm
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| | Lipids Online Slides: hdl-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| | Lipoprotein and Coronary Atherosclerosis Study (LCAS): Benefit of Statin Therapy in Patients With Low HDL-C | | | Because the ACP guidelines are based on an epidemiological viewpoint, rather than experience accumulated from seeing patients, they do not take into account the dramatic lifestyle changes individuals can make when they find out they have hypercholesterolemia. | | | In addition, the ACP guidelines use as evidence a weighted meta-analysis of older trials, instead of the more-recent statin trials, which have overwhelmingly demonstrated the benefit of lipid-lowering therapy. |
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http://www.lipidsonline.org/slides/slide01.cfm?q=hdl-c&pg=21
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| | - C-Statin Double PGM |
| | While several Statin class drugs have been produced to combat angiogenesis, the naturally derived, angiogenesis inhibiting PGMs from bindweed have made it a popular choice among doctors and healthcare professionals because of their safety, non-toxicity and effectiveness. | | | New research has also implicated angiogenesis ("new blood vessel growth") in the development of obesity. | | | The importance of angiogenesis in abnormal cell growth was first outlined nearly thirty years ago by Dr. Judah Folkman. |
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http://www.arc-nutrition.com/customer/product.php?productid=3&cat=2
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| | Symptoms of statin-induced neuropathy – DrugIntel |
| | All of the Statin Medications have been linked to Peripheral Neuropathy (Nerve Damage outside the brain). | | | What to Do if you have suffered some of the symptoms of Neuropathy that may have been caused by Statins. | | | Pain, Burning, Tingling, or other abnormal Tactile Sensations |
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http://www.drugintel.com/drugs/statins/symptoms_statin_neuropathy.htm
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| | Side Effects of Lipitor, Zocor, and other Statin Drugs |
| | Reporting in the Italian Journal of Respiratory Science in 1999, researchers said that the reduction of CoenzymeQ10 levels is associated with myopathy, an infrequent adverse effect associated with statin drugs. | | | Statin drugs such as Zocor®, Lipitor® and Lovastatin® block cholesterol production in the body by inhibiting the enzyme called HMG-CoA reductase in the early steps of its synthesis in the mevalonate pathway. | | | Therefore, if you are taking a statin drug, (especially for an extended period of time), you may want to consider discussing CoQ10 supplementation with your health care professional. |
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http://www.discount-vitamins-herbs.net/statin_side-effects.htm
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| | Alzheimer's Issues - Statin Drug May Help Slow Alzheimer's |
| | Previous studies have also suggested that prior use of cholesterol-busting statin drugs may lower risk of developing Alzheimer's later in life. | | | Alzheimer's Issues - Statin Drug May Help Slow Alzheimer's | | | Researchers at the Sun Health Research Institute in Sun City, Ariz., conducted the study on the hypothesis that amyloid-beta protein deposits in the brain -- a hallmark of AD -- also encourage higher levels of cholesterol in the blood. |
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http://www.alzheimersissues.com/ms/news/525617/main.html
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| | Re: Just how many people with statin side effects? |
| | From what I am seeing, no statin is safe and they should all be banned. | | | Just how many people with statin side effects? | | | > From what I am seeing, no statin is safe and > they should all be banned. |
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http://www.rxlist.com/rxboard/lipitor.pl?read=3850
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| | Statistical Institute of Jamaica |
| | Using the ChildInfo software developed by UNICEF, STATIN in partnership with PIOJ and UNICEF Jamaica has created a comprehensive database that allows for tracking key development signposts... | | | STATIN has the reputation for being one of the leading agencies in the provision of statistical data in the Caribbean. | | | Click here to get a brochure on JAMSTATS. |
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