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Showing posts with label statins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label statins. Show all posts
Monday, March 05, 2012

A Heart Helper May Come at a Price for the Brain - NYTimes.com

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" Statins are the most prescribed drugs in the world, and there is no doubt that for people at high risk of cardiovascular problems,...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Safety Alerts Cite Cholesterol Drugs’ Side Effects - NYTimes.com

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Safety Alerts Cite Cholesterol Drugs’ Side Effects - NYTimes.com
Thursday, January 19, 2012

PLoS ONE: Lack of Effect of Lowering LDL Cholesterol on Cancer: Meta-Analysis of Individual Data from 175,000 People in 27 Randomised Trials of Statin Therapy

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Blogger's Note: Table S1 does not specifically show gyn/ovarian cancers unless they have been reported in 'other' or 'unspe...
Monday, January 09, 2012

Medical News: Statins Up Diabetes Risk in Older Women - in Primary Care, Diabetes from MedPage Today (2nd article)

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Action Points This study found that older women who take statins may be at an increased risk for dev...

WEBMD: Statins May Raise Diabetes Risk in Older Women (short and longterm use)

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

media referencing Cochrane Review: Rate of statin prescriptions not backed by solid proof: Study (read for further explanation)

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

EvidenceUpdates - A clinical review of statins and cancer: helpful or harmful? (short abstract/commentaries)

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Monday, April 12, 2010

Statin use and cancer risk: a comprehensive review; Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

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Note: this study did not include ovarian cancer but numerous other cancers Take home message: Few strong or consistent associations...
Friday, March 19, 2010

full access: Lovastatin induces apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells and synergizes with doxorubicin: potential therapeutic relevance - U of T

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Conclusions: The results of this research provide pre-clinical data to warrant further evaluation of statins as potential anti-cancer agents...