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Tag Archives: Statin
Yellowish Plagues on the Eyelid Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Events
If you have yellowish, flat plagues on the upper or lower eyelid (Xanthelasmata), you might like to see a cardiologist. A new study published in BMJ indicated that occurrence of xanthelasmata is linked to an increased risk of mycardial infarction … Continue reading
Posted in Cardiovascular disease, Heart attack, High cholesterol
Tagged cardiovascular events, death, Ischemic heart disease, MI, plagues, Statin, Xanthelasmata
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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
Posted in Cancer, Colorectal cancer
Tagged chemoprevention, colonoscopy, colorectal cancer, Crestor, Crohn's disease, fecal occult blood testing, rosuvastatin, Statin, ulcerative colitis
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Nutraceutical combo shows promise in lowering lipid level
A new study showed that a nutraceutical containing berberine, red yeast rice and policosanol was able to lower total and LDL cholesterol and improved endothelial-dependent flow-mediated coronary dilation. Berberine (黃連素) has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to lower … Continue reading
Posted in Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, High cholesterol
Tagged berberine, Cholesterol lowering, coronary dilation, Diabetes, Herbal Medicine, Nutriceutical, policosanol, Red yeast rice, Statin
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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
Posted in Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, High cholesterol
Tagged atorvastatin, Cholesterol, Diabetes, fluvastatin, lovastatin, Pravastatin, rosuvastatin, Simvastatin, Statin
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Red yeast rice is similar to pravastatin(Pravachol) for statin-intolerant patients
Muscle pain or muscle breakdown is common among statin users. Currently there is no effective method to prevent or to treat patients who experience muscle pain during statin use. A study published in the January 15, 2010 issue of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cardiovascular disease, High cholesterol
Tagged Cholesterol, LDL, Muscle pain, Pravastatin, Red yeast rice, Statin, Statin intolerant, Triglyceride
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