Statins, Metformin Can Cut Odds for Brain Aneurysms

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 6, 2024
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Common drugs used to control cholesterol, blood sugar and high blood pressure might also lower a person's risk of stroke, a new study finds.

The re...

Statin Meds & Cholesterol: What You Need to Know

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 5, 2024
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Statins have become the miracle medicine of modern heart care, lowering cholesterol levels and and guarding against heart attacks in millions of Americans.

In fact, a running joke among doctors holds that statins are so helpful they should be put in the water supply.

Could Inhaling a Statin Help Ease Asthma, COPD?

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• January 5, 2024
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Drugs already used by millions to lower cholesterol might someday have a new role: Relieving asthma and COPD.

That's the hope of a new line of research underway at the University of California, Davis.

A study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health is seek...

Statins Might Slow Progression of Alzheimer's Disease

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• December 28, 2023
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In preliminary findings, Swedish researchers say taking a cholesterol-lowering statin could also slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

The study can't prove cause-and-effect, but might pave the way to a trial that could confirm such a link, said study author

Taking Statins After 'Bleeding' Stroke Could Help Prevent Another Stroke

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• August 31, 2023
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Taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication after a bleeding stroke, or intracerebral hemorrhage, may lower the risk of a subsequent stroke caused by a blood clot, according to new research.

"Previous research has had mixed results on the risk of stroke ...

Statins' Effectiveness May Rise With Patient Age: Study

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• August 1, 2023
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Elderly adults who start on a statin may see an even bigger drop in their "bad" cholesterol levels than their younger counterparts do, a new study suggests.

The study, of nearly 84,000 Danish patients, found that those age 75 and up typically showed a stronger response a...

Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins

• Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
• July 26, 2023
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In yet another example of inequities in U.S. health care, new research indicates that many women and minority men who need statins to protect their heart aren't getting them.

"The recommendation to use statins to treat and prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular dis...

A Statin a Day Keeps Heart Trouble Away for Those With HIV

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• July 25, 2023
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Heart disease is a high risk for people with HIV, but a new study finds that taking statins significantly reduces the risk of serious heart incidents.

People with HIV who took a daily statin pill lowered their risk of stroke, heart attack or surgery to open clogged arter...

Statins Cut Heart Risks for Folks Living With HIV

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• April 13, 2023
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As people with HIV live longer they're at risk of premature heart disease. But a new study finds statin drugs can cut the risk of serious heart problems by more than one-third.

The U.S. National Institutes of Health trial found the cholesterol-lowering drugs so effective...

1 in 5 Folks at High Heart Risk Refuse to Take a Statin

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• February 28, 2023
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Twenty percent of folks who are at high risk for heart disease refuse statins that could help prevent it, researchers report.

They found that women were about 20% more likely than men to decline statin drugs when they were first recommended and about 50% more likely to n...

Statins May Lower Risk of Deadly 'Bleeding' Strokes

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2022
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Statins may do more than help your heart: New research shows the cholesterol-lowering drugs may also lower your risk for a bleeding stroke.

An intracerebral hemorrhage, which involves bleeding in the brain, comprises about 15% to 30% of strokes, according to the American...

'How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?' Docs Give Different Answers to Men, Women

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• December 5, 2022
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Doctors give men and women different advice to head off heart disease, even though guidelines for both are the same.

Men were 20% more likely to be prescribed statins to lower blood levels of bad cholesterol compared with women, a new study found.

Women, meanwhile...

Biggest Study Yet Finds No Link Between Statins, Muscle Aches

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• August 29, 2022
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Cholesterol-lowering statins are proven lifesavers, but they've also gained a reputation for causing muscle aches and pains in a good number of patients.

That reputation is undes...

Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms

• Consumer news
• March 24, 2022
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Millions of people taking statin drugs to lower their cholesterol may get an unanticipated benefit: They may be less likely to develop movement and balance problems like those seen in Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.

The study looked at the relationship between...

Statins: Good for the Heart, Maybe Not So Good for Diabetes

• Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
• October 5, 2021
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Statins are proven to lower cholesterol, but they may also come with a downside for patients with diabetes: A new study finds they may make the blood sugar disease worse.

Researchers found that among those taking statins, 56% saw their diabetes progress, compared with 48...

Statin Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Ulcerative Colitis

• September 16, 2021
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Millions of people take statins to lower their cholesterol, and new research suggests these drugs may also ease ulcerative colitis.

An inflammatory bowel disease with no real cure,