Scientists created a tool to help doctors predict a patient’s risk of severe muscle problems from taking a statin.
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Doctors say statin side effects hit up to 1 in 5 older patients
As many as one in five older adults on high-dose statins report muscle pain or weakness, yet blinded clinical trials ...
A new study suggests that statins may activate inflammatory "danger signals" inside muscle cells, leading to weakness and ...
An experimental study in Science Advances shows that statins, primarily fluvastatin in these experiments, may promote ...
Roughly 40 million people with high cholesterol in the U.S. take statins to help bring their numbers back into a healthy ...
About 47 million Americans take statins daily to lower high cholesterol, but fear of side effects keeps many others from trying them. Recent studies and doctors’ insights shed new light on which ...
Researchers at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, have developed a new calculator ...
Statins are the most prescribed drugs in America. At last count, more than 50 million people were taking medications such as atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin or lovastatin to ...
Statins are the most prescribed drugs in America. At last count, over 50 million people were taking medications such as atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin or lovastatin to control ...
Despite decades of use—and data supporting their safety—cholesterol-lowering meds are being targeted by influencers and ...
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