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3-Niaspan tops Zetia in new setback for Merck drug

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. | More on this.

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.

Statins have unexpected effect on glial progenitor brain cells

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

Cholesterol genes 'protect heart' - From the BBC. A third of the population have genes that could help them in the fight against heart disease.

Studies find statin use may decrease cancer risk.

University of Oklahoma scientist suggest Fluvastatin may be effective in fighting hepatitis C.

Study finds statin use associated with lower cancer rates

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

Statin Drugs Cut Risk of Recurrent Stroke

Red yeast rice supplements tested as alternatives to statins

Statin Looks Effective in Preventing New Strokes