News articles tagged with 'statin'
Pneumonia death rate lower among people who take statins
— 6 Apr 2011 16:52 | HealthTaking statins could help prevent people dying from pneumonia, according to a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine…
Statins: Benefits questionable in low-risk patients
— 19 Jan 2011 17:26 | HealthThere is not enough evidence to recommend the widespread use of statins in people with no previous history of heart disease, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. Researchers…
Post-heart attack, patients with lower kidney function not taking prescribed meds
— 14 Jan 2011 15:38 | HealthAmong older adults with a recent heart attack (myocardial infarction), those with lower levels of kidney function are less likely to take their medications as prescribed, according…
Statin risks may outweigh benefits for patients with a history of brain haemorrhage
— 11 Jan 2011 17:05 | HealthA computer decision model suggests that for patients with a history of bleeding within the brain, the risk of recurrence associated with statin treatment may outweigh the benefit of…
Cholesterol-lowering statins boost bacteria-killing cells
— 18 Nov 2010 10:39 | HealthWidely prescribed for their cholesterol-lowering properties, recent clinical research indicates that statins can produce a second, significant health benefit: lowering the risk of severe…
Statin RX may be overprescribed in healthy people without evidence of diseased arteries
— 17 Nov 2010 11:17 | HealthRolling back suggestions from previous studies, a Johns Hopkins study of 950 healthy men and women has shown that taking daily doses of a cholesterol-lowering statin medication to protect…
Long-term statin use is unlikely to increase cancer risk
— 10 Nov 2010 13:31 | HealthResearchers have further established that long-term use of statins is unlikely to substantially increase or decrease overall cancer risk, according to study results presented at the…
Statins did not reduce colorectal cancer in WHI analysis
— 9 Nov 2010 11:13 | HealthThe use of statins among a group of postmenopausal women did not reduce the risk for colorectal cancer, according to the results of a prospective analysis of data from the large population-based…
Statins don't prove useful for general paediatric lupus population
— 8 Nov 2010 12:52 | HealthLupus puts children at higher risk for coronary artery disease when they become adults, but routinely using statins doesn't provide enough benefit to warrant their regular use in children…
Anti-cholesterol drugs could help stave off seizures
— 26 Oct 2010 14:08 | HealthStatins, the family of drugs used to lower cholesterol, might also reduce the risk of epileptic seizures in people with cardiovascular disease, according to a new statistical study…