• Filter By:
• Specialty
• Source
• Condition
• Cancer
• Infectious Disease
• Drug
• Training
• Management
• Procedure
• Therapy
• Vaccine
• Nutrition
• Country

Study: Stopping statins after stroke may raise risk for another
Stroke survivors who stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins are at increased risk for another stroke, a new study finds.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stopping statins after stroke may increase second-stroke risk
(Reuters Health) - - Stopping cholesterol-lowering drugs soon after a stroke may increase the risk of a second stroke, according to a new study from Thailand.
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Quitting statins raises risk of a second stroke  
The papers, published today by the American Heart Association, lay bare a worrying trend that could be hampering efforts to curb strokes, the fifth-biggest killer in the US.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is the ' Anti-Statin ' Trend Threatening Lives?
Internet-fueled movement has heart experts concerned about potential consequences Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Heart Attack, Statins, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - July 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Statins side-effects - have YOU stopped taking cholesterol-drugs over health concerns?
STATINS are drugs prescribed to reduce cholesterol - and can help protect against stroke, heart disease, angina and heart attacks.
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Thousands of stroke patients ‘stop taking statins'
Some patients have been put off the pills because they are put off by misleading scare stories, scientists said. Six million Britons take statins every day to reduce their cholesterol.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cholesterol-lowering jab 'shows promise' for heart disease
Conclusion This mouse study evaluated the potential of the AT04A vaccine to lower cholesterol levels and potentially reduce or prevent heart disease. The results were promising, showing that mice given the vaccine produced antibodies against the enzyme that stops LDL cholesterol being cleared from the body. This resulted in reduced total and LDL blood cholesterol levels, as well as reduced atherosclerosis. No major safety concerns or side effects were reported. Following this research, AT04A has now moved on to a phase I clinical trial. A small number of people will be given the vaccine to see if it's safe for use in huma...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Heart/lungs Source Type: news

Beta-blockers 'useless' for many heart attack patients, study reports
Conclusion This study aimed to see whether beta blockers reduce mortality in people who've had a heart attack but who don't have heart failure or systolic dysfunction. It found no difference between those who were and those who were not given beta-blockers on discharge from hospital. The authors say this adds to the evidence that routine prescription of beta blockers might not be needed for patients without heart failure following a heart attack. Current UK guidelines recommend all people who have had a heart attack take beta blockers for at least one year to reduce risk of recurrent events. Only people with heart failure ...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medication Source Type: news

Daily statins reduces the risk of heart disease or stroke in the over 40s
TAKING statins daily reduces the risk of heart disease or stroke in the over 40s, according to new research.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Heart attack breakthrough - THIS drug could be more effective than statins
STROKE risk and heart failure could be treated with a new therapy - which could be more effective and have fewer side effects than statins - the widely-prescribed cholesterol-busting drugs.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stroke or heart disease symptoms? New drug could be more effective than statins
STROKE risk and heart failure could be treated with a new therapy - which could be more effect and have fewer side effects than statins - the widely-prescribed cholesterol-busting drugs.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stroke and heart disease cure - new drug could be BETTER than statins
STROKE risk and heart failure could be treated with a new therapy - which could be more effect and have fewer side effects than statins - the widely-prescribed cholesterol-busting drugs.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Low-gluten diet linked to heart attack risk
Conclusion This study has found that while overall gluten consumption in people without coeliac disease may not be related to heart disease risk, avoiding whole grains (wheat, barley and rye) in order to avoid gluten may be associated with increased heart disease risk. This study has several strengths, including its large size, the fact that data was collected prospectively and diet assessed at several time-points, the long period of follow up, and that it took into account a wide range of potential confounders. As with all studies of this type, it is possible that other factors may affect the results. However, the researc...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Heart/lungs Source Type: news

Statins side effects 'have been overstated', says study
Conclusion This is a complex study that provides a plausible explanation for the difference in reports of adverse effects of statins in RCTs and observational studies, some of which have suggested as many as 1 in 5 people get side effects from statins. However, we need to be aware of some limitations and unanswered questions: When people knew they were taking statins, they were more likely to report muscle pain than those not taking statins. But they were less likely to report muscle pain than in the first phase of the study, when they didn't know whether they were taking statins or placebo. We don't know why this is. ...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Heart/lungs Source Type: news

Statins side effects 'have been overstated,' says study
Conclusion This is a complex study that provides a plausible explanation for the difference in reports of adverse effects of statins in RCTs and observational studies, some of which have suggested as many as 1 in 5 people get side effects from statins. However, we need to be aware of some limitations and unanswered questions: When people knew they were taking statins, they were more likely to report muscle pain than those not taking statins. But they were less likely to report muscle pain than in the first phase of the study, when they didn't know whether they were taking statins or placebo. We don't know why this is. ...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Heart/lungs Source Type: news

Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14