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Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol. Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But if you have too much in your blood, it can stick to the walls of your arteries, narrowing or even blocking them. If diet and exercise don't reduce your cholesterol levels, you may need to take medicine. Often, this medicine is a statin. Statins interfere with the production of cholesterol in your liver. They lower bad cholesterol levels and raise good cholesterol levels and can slow the formation of plaques in your arteries. (Read more) |  |
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- Statins (National Library of Medicine)Statins are drugs used to lower . Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But if you ... to take medicine. Often, this medicine is a statin. Statins interfere with the production of cholesterol in ...
- Statins: Are These Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Right for You? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Statins: Are these cholesterol-lowering drugs right for you? Should you be on a statin? These cholesterol-lowering drugs have benefits and risks. ... heart disease make you a good candidate for statin therapy. Statins, drugs that are used to lower ...
- Statin Side Effects: Weigh the Benefits and Risks (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Statin side effects: Weigh the benefits and risks Statin side effects can be very uncomfortable, making it ... statin side effects can be reduced. What are statin side effects? Muscle pain The most common statin ...
- Should You Take Statins? (InteliHealth) (Harvard Medical School)What Are Statins? Statins are a group of drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol, protect against damage from coronary-artery disease and ... of drugs. What Are The Benefits Of Taking Statins? Statins lower the level of low-density-lipoprotein ( ...
- Statins: Do They Cause ALS? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Statins: Do they cause ALS? Is there any link between statin use and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)? I know statins can cause muscle damage in some people. Could ...
- Rhabdomyolysis from Statins: What's the Risk? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Rhabdomyolysis from statins: What's the risk? How do you know if you have rhabdomyolysis from statin use? Can statins cause other serious side effects? - Marcela / Arizona Mayo ...
- Statin Drugs: Can They Cause Memory Loss? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Statin drugs: Can they cause memory loss? Is it true that statin drugs, such as Lipitor, can cause memory loss? - ... have been reported in people taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Lipitor. But these reports were ...
- Controlling Cholesterol with Statins (Food and Drug Administration)... Main Consumer Health Information Page Controlling Cholesterol with Statins Printer-friendly PDF (289 KB) On this page: ... in women. back to top State of the Statins The main goal of cholesterol treatment is to ...
- Coenzyme Q10: Can It Prevent Statin Side Effects? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Coenzyme Q10: Can it prevent statin side effects? Is it true that coenzyme Q10 can reduce the risk of serious side effects from statin medications? - No name / No state given Mayo Clinic ...
- Are "Statins" Beneficial or Harmful in Multiple Sclerosis? (American Academy of Neurology)... 2008 American Academy of Neurology Patient Page Are "statins" beneficial or harmful in multiple sclerosis? Christopher Lock, ... window] [in a new window] Figure Effects of statins HOW WAS THE STUDY DONE? Top. HOW WAS ...