Feature articles on Statins

Feature articles on statins: Another Blow to Magic Bullet Drugs: Statins Impair Brains 2/24/2009 - (NaturalNews) Statin drugs can reduce soaring cholesterol levels, according to countless ads touting these supposed "wonder" drugs, that means they are brimming with health benefits because they lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. The problem is... Researchers Detail Statin Drug Dangers 2/9/2009 - (NaturalNews) With familiar and widely-advertised names like Levacor, Zocor, Pravachol, Lipitor, and Crestor, statin drugs have become some of the most widely prescribed drugs in the world. In fact, the medications (technically a class of drugs called... Statins Raise Prostate Cancer Risk of Obese Men 1/3/2009 - (NaturalNews) A study conducted earlier this year at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research in Seattle found that the use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, especially when used long-term, seems to raise the risk of prostate cancer among obese men. Background Statin... Are Statins Causing Rising Rates of Heart Failure? 12/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) Quietly, another colossal drug debacle flies under the radar of the mainstream media. Last week, The New England Journal of Medicine reported that blood pressure medication is not effective in the treatment for the rapidly rising rate... Statin Drugs Cause Eye Disorders 12/11/2008 - (NaturalNews) Want to lower cholesterol levels in hopes of preventing coronary heart disease and stroke? The odds are your doctor will probably prescribe a statin drug. In fact, a recent Forbes report found that from 11 million to 30 million Americans... Desperate Big Pharma Pushing to Double Statin Sales 11/13/2008 - (NaturalNews) In the face of overwhelming negative science the statin marketing machine marches on, now suggesting that statins should be given to middle aged men and women even though they don't have elevated cholesterol. Apparently there is a critical... Expert Panel Recommends Doctors Abandon Vytorin Cholesterol Drug 11/2/2008 - (NaturalNews) An expert panel from the American College of Cardiology has recommended that doctors stop prescribing the cholesterol-lowering drugs Zetia and Vytorin and stick with the older, proven class of cholesterol drugs known as statins. "Our... NCI's Flawed SELECT Study Attacks Vitamin E 10/30/2008 - (NaturalNews) The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) SELECT study (Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention ­Trial) for prostate cancer in men was halted this week after initial data analysis showed that selenium and vitamin E, taken alone or together... Despite the Hype, Statin Drugs Found Medically Useless in Preventing Alzheimer's 9/8/2008 - (NaturalNews) Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs do not provide any protection against Alzheimer's disease, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and published in Neurology, the journal of the... Liver-Damaging Effects of Cholesterol Drug Zetia Hidden by Merck, FDA Documents Reveal 9/4/2008 - (NaturalNews) Documents on the FDA Web site reveal that pharmaceutical companies Merck and Schering-Plough conducted numerous safety studies on the popular cholesterol drug Zetia but did not publish the results, which suggested that the drug may cause... Lancet Pushes Statin Drugs for All Diabetics, Regardless of Heart Condition 8/5/2008 - (NaturalNews) Writing in the influential British medical journal Lancet, researchers from Oxford University have recommended that all diabetics receive cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, even if they do not have any symptoms of cardiovascular disease. The... Western Medicine Fails Tim Russert 6/19/2008 - (NaturalNews) The shocking death of Tim Russert last Friday has left an entire nation wondering what happened. He was a model patient, doing everything his doctors asked. All major media have run articles trying to explain the nuances and difficulties... Did Statin Drugs Cause Senator Ted Kennedy's Brain Tumor? 5/22/2008 - (NaturalNews) Legions of well wishers look on as Senator Ted Kennedy struggles for his life, fighting against one of the most difficult types of brain tumors. Few men have had such an impact on the laws made in the United States. As a powerful member... Statin Drugs Found to Cause Liver Damage 5/6/2008 - (NaturalNews) Evidence is growing that the statins used to treat high cholesterol may cause liver damage in high doses. A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology examined the results of 23 large clinical trials of statins... Ending the Cholesterol-Heart Disease Myth 4/8/2008 - (NaturalNews) Why has there never been a record of cholesterol having blocked a vein in the body! What is it about arteries that makes cholesterol attach itself to their walls, while leaving the veins alone? It is really the sticky nature of cholesterol... Statin Drugs Linked to Slight Increase in Cancer Risk 2/28/2008 - (NaturalNews) People who use drugs called statins to drastically lower their LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels may have a slightly higher risk of cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Researchers... Statin Drugs for Prevent Alzheimer’s? Forget About It 2/26/2008 - (NaturalNews) Statins are prescribed by the millions as "wonder drugs" that lower cholesterol. What's more, this class of medications has also been touted as a possible way to prevent Alzheimer's, the mind-robbing disease that currently afflicts about... Trial Results for the Cholesterol Blocker Zetia Have Not Been Revealed 2/15/2008 - (NaturalNews) Has your doctor prescribed Zetia or the combination drug Vytorin to you to lower your total cholesterol or your LDL cholesterol? If so, you and your doctor should know that data from clinical trials designed to assess the effectiveness and... Why Merck Lost Its 3rd Bid to Sell Mevacor Over the Counter 2/4/2008 - (NaturalNews) An expert panel working with the FDA recently voted 10 to 2 against approving Merck's statin drug Mevacor for over-the-counter (OTC) sales. The FDA could potentially ignore this recent vote and approve Merck's request but this is not a likely... No Such Thing as Bad Cholesterol: Dispelling the Marketing Myth 1/29/2008 - (NaturalNews) Cholesterol seems to be one of those things that strikes fear into the hearts of many, so to speak. But is the reputation that this oily substance has acquired truly deserved? What is certain is that the 'little knowledge' that the media... The Statin Scam Marches On 12/12/2007 - (NaturalNews) Considering that tens of millions of Americans now take statins to lower cholesterol, the following headline was conspicuously absent from the major media this month: "Statins Found To Turn On Gene That Causes Muscle Damage." It's now a... Public Comment Date Announced for Sale of Behind the Counter Drugs 10/18/2007 - (NaturalNews) FDA announces public comment date for Behind the Counter (BTC) sales of prescription medications On October 3, 2007 the FDA posted FDA Docket number 2007N-0356 announcing that it is open to public comment on November 14, 2007. According... Statin drugs expose patients to dangerous, debilitating side effects 1/8/2007 - Millions of Americans take statin drugs to help lower their cholesterol, making it one of the most popular classes of prescription drugs on the market today, but like most prescription medications, these drugs are often unnecessary, as most Americans... Statin drugs worthless for routine use in healthy adults, study suggests 11/28/2006 - (NaturalNews) A new study of cholesterol-regulating statin drugs -- published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine -- found that the drugs slightly lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with no cardiovascular disease history, but... A Bombshell Drops on Cholesterol Medication's Glass House 11/21/2006 - It had to happen sooner or later. On October 3, 2006, after extensive review of all studies relating to cholesterol-lowering benefits by statin drugs, scientists reporting in the Annals of Internal Medicine pulled the rug out from under the current... Patients Can Report Statins' Adverse Effects on New Web Site (press release) 11/13/2006 - A new web site at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine – http://www.statineffects.com – will enable people from around the world to self-report adverse effects of statin drug use, or use of other cholesterol drugs. “This... Cholesterol-lowering foods most effective when combined: U of T study (press release) 8/25/2006 - Cholesterol-lowering foods such as soy protein, almonds, plant sterol enriched margarines, oats and barley may reduce cholesterol levels more effectively when eaten in combination, says a new University of Toronto study by Professor David Jenkins. The... High Doses of Statins Carry Dangers, Swedish Report Says (press release) 7/14/2006 - A Swedish warning on the potential risks of using statins in high doses has triggered strong criticism from some of the top U.S. cardiologists. The timing of the debate is apt: Recently revised recommendations in the United States call for lowering... Despite the claims of the mainstream media, Lesco and other statins are not magic bullets for cholesterol 6/20/2006 - We all want a "quick fix" for disorders like high cholesterol, it seems. We want to be able to eat all the pizza and cheeseburgers we want and then take a magic pill so all the LDL cholesterol running through our bloodstream just disappears. No matter... Healing foods beat statin drugs for lowering high cholesterol 6/7/2005 - A recent study published in the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" shows that eating certain foods can lower your cholesterol levels just as well as taking statin drugs. This is the second study we've seen revealing that certain foods are as effective,... Cholesterol is an essential nutrient for human health that saves lives, explains doctor 10/11/2004 - Dr. B: Another false science is the question of cholesterol. Cholesterol is one of the most essential elements in the survival of the human body. When the body begins to make more cholesterol, it has a reason to do that. It is certainly not to block...