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Statin Might Reduce Colorectal Cancer

Currently, the strategies to look for colon cancer are to detect it early using colonoscopy and fecal occult blood testing.  The ultimate goal to prevent this disease is to use chemoprevention.  Last month, a presentation at the American College of … Continue reading

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Should you continue to take Statin if it Increases the Risk of Diabetes?

In the February issue of Lancet, Sattar and his colleagues presented a meta-analysis of 13 large, placebo-controlled trials, in which they discovered statin users have a higher risk of developing diabetes.  The analysis involved 91,000 individuals and the results indicated … Continue reading

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