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
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
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 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