Category Archives: Statins

Statins and Mortality

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Dr Nev

Dr. Neville S. Wilson. – 15 July 2007. The widely held belief that blood cholesterol levels are potentially harmful and should be lowered in order to prevent heart disease is a product of speculative and persuasive promotion by advocates of … Continue reading →

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Is it Justifiable to Medicalise Healthy Persons?

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Dr Nev

A recent ruling by the FDA (Dec 2009) permitted new criteria for the use of the cholesterol lowering drug, CRESTOR (rosuvastatin), thereby sanctioning its use as a preventative agent for healthy persons who may be judged to be at risk … Continue reading →

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