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Protective Effects of Different Classes, Intensity, Cumulative Dose-Dependent of Statins Against Primary Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2023 Jul 29. doi: 10.1007/s11883-023-01135-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this study is to investigate the protective effects of different statin classes, intensity, and cumulative dose-dependent against primary ischemic stroke in patients with T2DM.RECENT FINDINGS: The Cox hazards model was used to evaluate statin use on primary ischemic stroke. Case group: T2DM patients who received statins; control group: T2DM patients who received no statins during the follow-up. Adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) for primary ischemic stroke was 0.45 (95% CI: 0.44 to 0.46). Cox regression ...
Source: Cancer Control - July 29, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jung-Min Yu Wan-Ming Chen Ben-Chang Shia Szu-Yuan Wu Source Type: research

Cardioprotective Activity of Agaricus bisporus Against Isoproterenol- Induced Myocardial Infarction in Laboratory Animals
Conclusion: It can be an outcome that EEAB possessed cardioprotective activity against experimental and clinical studies of ISO-induced myocardial infarction in rats.
Source: Current Nutrition and Food Science - June 28, 2019 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research

New Studies Give Mixed Results About Taking Fish Oil and Vitamin D
(CHICAGO) — Taking fish oil or vitamin D? Big studies give long-awaited answers on who does and does not benefit from these popular nutrients. Fish oil taken by healthy people, at a dose found in many supplements, showed no clear ability to lower heart or cancer risks. Same for vitamin D. But higher amounts of a purified, prescription fish oil slashed heart problems and heart-related deaths among people with high triglycerides, a type of fat in the blood, and other risks for heart disease. Doctors cheered the results and said they could suggest a new treatment option for hundreds of thousands of patients like these. ...
Source: TIME: Health - November 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MARILYNN MARCHIONE / AP Tags: Uncategorized onetime Supplements Source Type: news

Correlation between use of simvastatin and lovastatin and female lung cancer risk: a nationwide case-control study.
CONCLUSIONS: Simvastatin use at a DDD of more than 150 is correlated with an approximately 20% reduction in the risk of lung cancer in women. PMID: 25421876 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Lung Cancer - November 25, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yang TY, Lin WM, Lin CL, Sung FC, Kao CH Tags: Int J Clin Pract Source Type: research

Correlation between use of simvastatin and lovastatin and female lung cancer risk: a nationwide case–control study
ConclusionsSimvastatin use at a DDD of more than 150 is correlated with an approximately 20% reduction in the risk of lung cancer in women.
Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice - November 25, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: T.‐Y. Yang, W.‐M. Lin, C.‐L. Lin, F.‐C. Sung, C.‐H. Kao Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research