Search results for "Statins"
Statins' effects on men and women compared
Statin therapy reduced women's risk of cardiovascular events but did not significantly affect mortality or stroke risks in a recent meta-analysis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/03/2.htm
3 Jul 2012
Statins may reduce recurrence risk after radical prostatectomy
Not too late to earn Medicare bonus payment
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/29/7.htm
29 Jun 2010
Statins worked even for MI patients with low LDL
Statin therapy was beneficial for post-myocardial infarction patients who had low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels under 70, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/04/5.htm
4 Oct 2011
Preprocedural statins reduce risk of postprocedure cardiovascular events
Tiotropium improves asthma symptoms as well as salmeterol
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/28/5.htm
28 Sep 2010
Statins after stroke not associated with intracerebral hemorrhage
Taking statins following an ischemic stroke was not associated with an increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, researchers found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/20/2.htm
20 Sep 2011
Statins may be associated with reduced cancer-related mortality
Statins may be associated with reduced cancer-related mortality, a new study has found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/13/2.htm
13 Nov 2012
Diuretics, statins associated with diabetes onset in high-risk patients
Starting a diuretic or a statin in patients with impaired glucose tolerance significantly increased their risk of developing diabetes, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/12/17/2.htm
17 Dec 2013
Statins associated with decreased strokes and death but not increased intracerebral hemorrhage in meta-analysis of randomized trials
Statin therapy was associated with significant reductions in all strokes and death but not with a significant increase in intracerebral hemorrhages in a meta-analysis of 31 randomized, controlled trials.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/22/2.htm
22 May 2012
Available evidence does not support adverse effects of statins on cognition
The available published evidence does not seem to support a link between statins and cognitive impairment, despite an FDA warning to that effect, according to a new systematic review.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/19/2.htm
19 Nov 2013
Statin beneficial to intermediate-risk patients, says new JUPITER analysis
MKSAP Quiz: generalized, intensely pruritic eruption
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/31/2.htm
31 Aug 2010