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Statins and the risk of herpes zoster: a population-based cohort study.
The use of statin medications may up the risk of herpes zoster infection. This study examined whether statin therapy is tied to higher risk of contracting herpes zoster infection. Researchers compared the incidence of herpes zoster infection in almost...
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Statins may facilitate Parkinson's disease: Insight gained from a large, national claims database.
A significant elevation in Parkinson's disease risk is associated with the use of statin drugs. This study examined the association between statin usage and Parkinson's disease risk. Researchers analyzed data obtained from 2,322 cases of Parkinson's...
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Statins May Increase Parkinson’s Disease Risk
Statin drugs are supposed to control your cholesterol levels . Manufacturers claim that statins reduce your risk of having stroke and heart attack, although actually that is questionable. Preventing myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular attack is...
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Statins Promote Skeletal Muscle Damage
of people take statins to reduce their cholesterol levels and cut down their risk of heart attack. Statins are a class of drugs often prescribed by doctors to help lower plasma concentrations of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Some of the...
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Statins and risk for new-onset diabetes mellitus: a real-world cohort study using a clinical research database.
Statin users are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus than non-users of this cholesterol-lowering drug. Statins are a group of drugs that help reduce the level of low-density lipoprotein(LDL) cholesterol in the blood. This study assessed the...
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Statins Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Is your cholesterol on the high side ? Then, there is a great chance that your physician will want to place you on statins. “ Statins ”, known scientifically as HMG CoA inhibitors, are a class of drugs that reduce the concentration of cholesterol in...
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Statin-associated peripheral neuropathy: review of the literature.
People on statins may have a higher propensity of developing peripheral neuropathy. This study explored the association between statin use and the risk of developing peripheral neuropathy. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis on data derived from...
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Statins and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: cohort study using the UK clinical practice pesearch datalink.
Statin therapy may be a contributing factor to the development of type 2 diabetes. The objective of this study was to examine whether an association exists between exposure to statins and type 2 diabetes incidence. Researchers tracked the number of...
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Statins and risk of cataracts: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
A surge in the risk of acquiring cataracts is associated with the use of statin drugs. This meta-analysis was undertaken to assess the risk of cataract associated with the use of statins. Researchers compiled data obtained from 21 published studies....
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Treatment with statins and peripheral neuropathy: results of 36-months a prospective clinical and neurophysiological follow-up.
Long-term use of statins may facilitate the onset of peripheral neuropathy. This study assessed the role long-term use of statins play in the development of peripheral neuropathy. Researchers conducted electromyography and nerve conduction studies on...
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Clinical Inquiry: Do statins increase the risk of developing diabetes?
Statin-treated patients are more prone to develop type 2 diabetes. This study investigated the association between statin use and type 2 diabetes risk. Researchers reviewed data extracted from several clinical trials and published studies on the...
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Statins are diabetogenic--myth or reality?
Individuals on statins may have an increased likelihood of developing diabetes mellitus. This purpose of this study was to examine whether a relationship exists between statin intake and the development of type 2 diabetes. Researchers reviewed evidence...
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Use of statins and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Statin users are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This study was carried out to determine the role statins play in the development of type 2 diabetes in statin-treated patients. Researchers systematically reviewed data and evidence...
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Starch-Smart® Diet Lowers Cholesterol
Cholesterol is an organic chemical substance resembling a waxy fat which is manufactured by our body's cells, but predominantly made in our liver. It is an essential component of cell membranes and is also important in the formation of male and female...
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New Non-Statin Drugs Come at a High Price
The Good: While high cholesterol is a health problem that plagues those consuming the typical American diet, it is a condition that in most cases is easily treated and reversed. I have seen cholesterol levels drop dramatically simply by switching to...
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Impact of statins on risk of new onset diabetes mellitus: a population-based cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance claims database.
Type 2 diabetes is more likely to occur in statin-treated patients than in non-statin users. This study was carried out to determine the relationship between statin intake and the incidence of new onset diabetes mellitus (NODM). Researchers examined...
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Are statins diabetogenic?
Individuals on statins may have a high tendency of developing type 2 diabetes. This study examined statin intake in relation to the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Researchers reviewed data extracted from several published literatures on the subject....
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What are the benefits and risks of taking statins to lower high cholesterol?
Although statins can benefit those high risk patients with significant history of coronary disease; for the majority of patients, a Starch Smart diet proves to be just as effective at lowering cholesterol. High risk patients that would benefit from...
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Can a Starch-Smart® diet help lower high cholesterol?
bad news, the good news is that a Starch-Smart® diet can lower high cholesterol just as well or perhaps better than using statin medications. Dropping cholesterol levels can be seen in as little... Similar Products
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Eat Tomatoes for a Healthy Heart!
Red is a Heart-Healthy Color Red foods like tomatoes, watermelon, sweet red peppers, red grapefruit, and papaya all contain a powerful, heart-healthy carotenoid called lycopene. According to an article by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, You Say Tomato--We Say...
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