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The Pros and Cons of Statin Drugs

…levels. There are several statins on the market, but the most commonly prescribed include: * Zocor (simvastatin), * Lipitor (avorastatin), and * Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium. However, as I indicated, statins are complicated. For one thing, they have several severe side effects, including: * Muscle…

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Should You Take A Statin Drug?

…Commonly prescribed statins include Zocor (simvastatin), Lipitor (avorastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin), Lescol (fluvastatin), and Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium). In selected patients, statin drugs can improve quality of life and may even save your life. In addition to their ability lower…

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The FDA Finally Acknowledged Statins Can Cause Diabetes and Memory Loss

…suggesting that that statin drug Crestor is the heart disease cure-all. At that point, more people were put on statins even if they had healthy LDL cholesterol because statins were touted as “primary prevention.” What was lost in the hoopla was that those taking Crestor were developing diabetes at a…

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Lower Your CRP Without Statins

…inflammation in the body, and lowering it can help prevent heart attacks. For those of you who don't remember it, JUPITER showed that rosuvastatin (Crestor) can reduce the risk of cardiac events in people with healthy cholesterol levels. Though this news generated a lot of media excitement, it didn't really…

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Yet Another Study Shows Statins Can Contribute to Diabetes

…New England Journal of Medicine touted the ability of the statin drug Crestor to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease. What was lost in those highly publicized findings was the fact that in that same study those taking Crestor had a higher incidence of developing diabetes than the placebo group…

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