Statins Tied to Lower Mortality, Even With Comorbid Dementia Statins Tied to Lower Mortality, Even With Comorbid Dementia
Statins have historically been discouraged in elderly nursing home residents with dementia, but new findings suggest their use can reduce mortality risk in this population.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
DR ELLIE CANNON: Are statins to blame for my kidney disease?
At a recent check-up I was informed that I had developed chronic kidney disease, a total shock. Could my statin and a blood-pressure pill have caused this problem? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statin Meds & Cholesterol: What You Need to Know
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Statins have become the miracle medicine of modern heart care, lowering cholesterol levels and and guarding against heart attacks in millions of Americans.In fact, a running joke among doctors holds that statins are so... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
The effect of statins on falls and physical activity in people aged 65 and older: a systematic review - Densham E, Youssef E, Ferguson O, Winter R.
PURPOSE: Statins are commonly prescribed medications with recognised side effects including muscle weakness. Despite this, little is known about their effect on the physical activity and falls risk in the older population. This paper aims to explore the re... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Pfizer agrees to pay $93 million to settle Lipitor antitrust lawsuit
Pfizer has agreed to pay $93 million to settle antitrust claims by wholesale drug distributors that accused it of conspiring with India's Ranbaxy Laboratories to delay sales of less expensive, generic versions of the cholesterol drug Lipitor. Attorneys for Lipitor purchasers including Rochester…#pfizer #ranbaxylaboratories #puertorico #drogueriabetances #llc #trenton #newjersey #ranbaxy #sunpharma #shamlitigation (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
My GP wants me to go on statins even though I am slim, eat healthily and exercise. Can I say no? Ask the GP DR MARTIN SCURR
At your risk level the decision on whether you take a statin depends on balancing your opinion about the potential side-effects against the well-established benefits, says DR SCURR. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Another PCSK9 Drug Proves Its Mettle for Kids With Inherited High Cholesterol
(MedPage Today) -- For kids with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) uncontrolled by statins, adding alirocumab (Praluent) reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), a randomized clinical trial showed.
The PCSK9 inhibitor... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - February 5, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Dr Mosley recommends popular breakfast to lower high cholesterol - 'similar to a statin'
Rich in fibre that binds to the cholesterol in your gut, an inexpensive food could keep high cholesterol, blood pressure and even blood sugar in check. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Should you take a statin for your high cholesterol?
Yale cardiologists discuss steps you can take to help make the decision. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Jan 12 2024 This Week in Cardiology Jan 12 2024 This Week in Cardiology
GLP-1s and BaroStim Neo revisited, a new drug for transthyretin amyloid CM, clopidogrel vs ASA years after PCI and stent, and statins are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week ' s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 12, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Statin Initiation Cuts Mortality in Older Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 -- Statin initiation may lower the risk for mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and no prior atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Do Statins Offset Venous Thrombosis Risk With Hormone Therapy? Do Statins Offset Venous Thrombosis Risk With Hormone Therapy?
Statins might offer a way to reduce the risk for a potentially serious adverse effect of hormone therapy.Medscape Ob/Gyn (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Commentary Source Type: news
Could Inhaling a Statin Help Ease Asthma, COPD?
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 -- Drugs already used by millions to lower cholesterol might someday have a new role: Relieving asthma and COPD.
That ' s the hope of a new line of research underway at the University of California, Davis.
A study funded by the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Statins Might Slow Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 -- In preliminary findings, Swedish researchers say taking a cholesterol-lowering statin could also slow the progression of Alzheimer ' s disease.The study can ' t prove cause-and-effect, but might pave the way to a trial that... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Study Compares Effectiveness of Migraine Preventive Drugs
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 -- For patients with migraine, simvastatin, calcitonin gene-related peptide pathway antibodies (CGRPabs), and amitriptyline have a favorable effect compared with beta blockers, according to a study published in the January... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
