statins

New guidelines for statin use are not being adhered to sufficiently

Until last fall, the recommendations for the use of statins drugs that lower blood bad cholesterol levels (LDL) were based solely

New cholesterol guidelines suggest a statin may be in your future

Statins, drugs that lower LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, are perhaps the most widely prescribed pharmaceuticals in the United States. Currently nearly 43 million US adults 38 percent of Americans

A new review of statin therapy in primary prevention yields surprising results

The current JAMA s Clinical Evidence Synopsis, and an accompanying editorial, strongly suggest

Statin use and cognitive impairment: Is there a link?

Recently the FDA enhanced its required labeling on statin drugs to include a warning the there might be a link between the use of statins and some forms of reversible cognitive impairment.

Association between taking statins and developing cataracts: So what?

Cataracts the clouding of the lens of the eye result in impaired vision. A new study, published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology, found

How will statins be remembered?

The beneficial cardiovascular effects of statins are anything but news. But a very large retrospective study from Taiwan may bring the utility of these drugs to an entirely new level it appears that the use of high dose statins significantly cut the risk of senile dementia in older people.