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    Side Effects Of Statins

    In a study of more than 1,000 adults, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found that individuals taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are more likely than non-users to experience decreased energy, fatigue upon exertion, or both. The researchers suggest that these findings...
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    Statins May Lower Flu Mortality Rates

    A report published online by The Journal of Infectious Diseases reveals that statins, commonly known as cholesterol-lowering medications, might lower the number of deaths among individuals who are hospitalized with influenza. Vanderbilt's William Schaffner, M.D., professor and chair of...
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    Research Shows Statins May Be Beneficial In Treating Alzheimer's Disease

    Prior research studies have suggested certain cholesterol lowering statin drugs may not have beneficial effects on patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD). In fact in a study where patients were treated with simvastatin for 18 months, compared with those who were administered placebo, patients...
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    Cholesterol Lowering By Statins May Be Affected By Gut Bacteria

    Statins can be effective at lowering cholesterol, but they have a perplexing tendency to work for some people and not others. Gut bacteria may be the reason. A research team led by a Duke University scientist has identified three bile acids produced by gut bacteria that were evident in people...
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    No Proof Fibrate Drugs Reduce Heart Risk In Diabetes Patients On Statins

    Type 2 diabetes patients, who face higher risk of cardiovascular disease, often take a combination of medications designed to lower their LDL or "bad" cholesterol and triglyceride levels while raising their HDL or "good" cholesterol because doctors long have thought that taken together, the...
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    Giving Out Statins With Junk Food Could Increase The Risk Of Diabetes

    New research claiming that fast food restaurants should give out statins to combat the effects of fatty food could encourage people to lead unhealthier lives and increase the risk of people developing Type 2 diabetes. Research published in the American Journal of Cardiology states that a statin...
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    Broad New TAU Study Finds Statins Cut Cataract Risk

    Statins, a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels, have been successfully fighting heart disease for years. A new study from Tel Aviv University has now found that the same drugs cut the risks of cataracts in men by almost 40%. "Doctors have known for some time that there is some sort...
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