News

Positive Phase II results for Sanofi/Regeneron cholesterol drug

Statins Linked to Small Diabetes Risk

Staitins may reduce risk of prostate cancer mortality

Heart-Attack Stopping Gene Lures Amgen, Sanofi in Drug Race

FDA says Trilipix may not lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke.

Bill would make drug price gouging a federal crime

Wall St. Journal on generic atorvastatin.

Walmart press release - generic Lipitor available

The HDL Conundrum: What’s Bad about Drugs for Good Cholesterol?

Taking statins could reduce breast cancer risk by 30 per cent

Study: Cholesterol drugs may worsen asthma - CBS News

Forbes Magazine - Statins for Primary Prevention: the Debate Continues

What Do Gut Bugs Have to Do With High Cholesterol? A Lot - Time

British study: statins reduce deaths from infection

Study: Boosting Good Cholesterol With Niacin Did Not Cut Heart Risks

Are statins overprescribed for low-risk patients?

Universal polypills for over-55s criticized

Statins could help to fight infections

Severe rhabdomyolysis as a consequence of the interaction of fusidic acid and atorvastatin.

World 'failing to treat high cholesterol

Statins May Raise Risk of Recurrence in Some Stroke Patients

Cholesterol levels might be controlled by brain circuitry (Scientific American)

Wanring on side effects of simvastatin

3-Niaspan tops Zetia in new setback for Merck drug

Study: Statin use may reduce risk of prostate cancer

More data on diabetes risk with statins

Managment of high cholesterol

Study says 11 million more Americans should be on statins. - USA Today article on JUPITER study. Washington Post story.

Giving Weight to HDL - Wall St. Journal article

A study of a large number of people found that statin use is associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease. Further, the type of statin did not matter and everyone seemed to benefit, regardless of genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's.

Statins for all diabetics urged - from the BBC. UK researcher says all diabetics shold take statins, whether or not they have risk factors for coronary heart disease.

Taking cholesterol-lowering statins may help minimise the risk of an emergency Caesarean, researchers suspect.

Study finds statins may protect against memory loss - People at high risk for dementia who took statins were half as likely to develop dementia as those who did not take statins.

Study helps explain wide response to statins - Reuters story about research suggesting reasons some people respond better to statins than others.

New study asks whether HDL reduces the risk of heart attacks

UK National Health Service encourages further use of statins

Studies find statin use may decrease cancer risk.

Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good? - Long article by Business Week, Jan 2008

Red yeast rice supplements tested as alternatives to statins

Statins and bone fractures - update

Statins and Cancer

Effects on memory

AHA statement on statin use in children

Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs recommends generic statins for many users.

Framingham Risk Scoring

Rosuvastatin helps with early problems

Medicare and Statins