Approximately 25% of participants did not undergo lipid testing before buying OTC statins, however, 62% had discussed their cholesterol levels with their physician the year before study entry and ...

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Alzheimer’s drugs should be prescribed like statins to stave off dementia, one of Britain’s leading neuroscientists has said. Prof Sir John Hardy said blood tests would soon allow for routine ...

Cholesterol-lowering statins such as Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) are among the most widely prescribed drugs on the market today. Their purpose is to lower blood ...

A weekly bottle of vino, when paired with a Mediterranean diet, could be as beneficial for your heart as statins, according to academic research. While some studies have suggested that wine can be ...

Drinking a bottle of wine a week could be better than statins for the heart, research suggests. A study examined the impact of a Mediterranean diet and drinking habits on the heart health of ...

Aim: It has been shown that HMG-CoA inhibitors, also called statins, may interfere with the tubular reabsorption of albumin, increasing urinary albumin excretion. Patients & methods: We have ...

Statins are recommended for people at an increased risk of heart disease, but people with CKD are at a great risk of side effects from these cholesterol-lowering drugs. High levels of LDL (“bad ...

A bottle of wine a week, combined with a Mediterranean diet, could be as good as statins for heart health, academics have suggested. While some research has shown wine can benefit heart health ...

A bottle of wine a week, combined with a Mediterranean diet, could be as good as statins for heart health, academics have ...

A reduction in risk of 50% is much higher than can be achieved with some drugs, such as statins. “This study examines the importance of moderate wine consumption within a healthy dietary pattern ...

It’s often said light to moderate wine drinking is good for heart health – but how much wine is that? Scientists have put a ...