Statins increase aggression in postmenopausal women Statins could reduce aggression in men but increase aggression in postmenopausal women, according to research at the University of California, San Diego.…
Studies linking statins and memory loss may be flawed Researchers suggest that detection bias may be the reason why statins have been associated with memory impairment.…
England’s top doctor orders review into how medicines are evaluated The chief medical officer for England has ordered an independent review into the efficacy and safety of medicines to address a growing perception that doctors and scientists are “untrustworthy”.…
PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab gets green light for European approval The first monoclonal antibody for treating high cholesterol and the first PCSK9 inhibitor is set to launch following a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency.…
Lipid lowering drugs may lower risk of stroke in elderly people Research backs the idea that lipid lowering drugs may prevent stroke in healthy older people.…
Statins could increase lung cancer survival Data show slight reduction in deaths from lung cancer in statin users, but further research is needed to make a firm conclusion.…
Systematic review suggests mortality benefits of new cholesterol lowering biologics Monoclonal antibodies designed to lower cholesterol by inhibiting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) are effective and associated with few major side effects.…
Patients can stop taking statins in terminal care, research suggests Discontinuing statin use in patients with late-stage terminal illnesses is safe and may even be beneficial, according to research in JAMA Internal Medicine.…
Prescribing statins: time to rein it in Statins have been overprescribed for decades for many different reasons. Now is the time to reverse the trend.…
Finnish study explores association between statin use and diabetes Researchers have shown that statin use increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and suggest that the higher risk is due to decreases in insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion.…