As we all know, the FDA approved statin drugs based on their ability to lower cholesterol in the blood. And that they do. But no evidence suggests statins reduce your risk of heart disease or [...]
Category: Statin Drugs
The blockbuster drug behind skyrocketing shingles
Shingles (Herpes zoster virus) has been around for a long time. But in recent years, we seem to hear about it more and more, thanks in part to the shingles vaccine. NFL celebrity Terry Bradshaw — [...]
New statin recommendation ignores 30 years of science
Earlier this month, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs made headlines again. You may have seen the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) ridiculous recommendation that doctors should [...]
You CAN prevent Alzheimer’s disease, despite drug failures
Two important new pieces of information should give the mainstream medicine minions pause when it comes to one of the most feared medical conditions of our time — Alzheimer’s disease (AD). [...]
The best-selling drug that’s a “total waste of time”
An international panel of experts just published their findings in the British Medical Journal Open that cholesterol does not cause heart disease in men and women over 60 years of age. And trying [...]
Blockbuster drugs spawn whole new type of diabetes
You’re probably already familiar with type I (juvenile) diabetes and type II (adult onset, insulin-resistant) diabetes. And in the December 2012 issue of my Insiders’ Cures newsletter, I told you [...]
Shocking new study shows statins cause heart disease
Last week, I reported on the sad headlines from The New York Times about yet another failed cholesterol drug called evacetrapib. In a new study, the drug reduced cholesterol all right. But [...]
New cholesterol drug costs 200 times as much as statins — and performs just as poorly
The New York Times runs the slogan, “all the news that’s fit to print” on its masthead. And on April 3, 2016, The Times finally saw fit to print an impartial review of a new, expensive [...]
New study proves the statin odds aren’t stacked in your favor
A recent study published in the prestigious British Medical Journal determined just how long cholesterol-lowering statin drugs extend life. (Hint: It’s not by much.) The actual results will shock [...]
3 statin-free ways to get to the heart of cardiovascular disease
Two years ago, I reported on an article that appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association about primary care, internal medicine, and geriatrics doctors who take care of patients [...]