Tag: Statins
Statins Tenuously Cost-Effective for Primary Prevention in Seniors
Statins would prevent MIs, CHD, be cost-effective if no increase in geriatric-specific adverse effects
Statin Use Inversely Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Risk reduction appears sex specific, with significant reduction seen for men, but not women
Statin Use Found Beneficial in Hepatitis C Treatment
Improved virologic response rates, decreased liver fibrosis progression, HCC incidence
Hormone Therapy Not Detrimental to Women on Statins
Hormone therapy use actually associated with reduced risk of all-cause mortality
Statins May Help Slow Progression of Prostate Cancer
Findings among men taking a statin alongside androgen deprivation therapy
Statins Tied to Decreased Insulin Sensitivity, Secretion
Large Finnish study found a nearly 50 percent increase in DM for people taking statins
Few Patients Fill High-Intensity Statin Rx After CHD Discharge
Twenty-seven percent of Medicare beneficiaries fill prescription for high-intensity statin
