The leading causes of death in the United States (U.S.) are heart disease and strokes.…
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What You Need to Know About Statins
Why Doctors Prescribe Statins Doctors prescribe statins to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. What are Statins?…
COVID Myocarditis risks in children
Soon after the first COVID-19 vaccines appeared in 2021, reports of rare cases of heart inflammation, or Covid myocarditis risk,…
Heart Disease Prevention, Treatments and Side Effects
Do you ever have acid reflux and wonder if it’s really a heart attack? Do you see headlines every winter…
A new study is arguing that statins may be overprescribed since in many people, the risks of the cholesterol-lowering drugs…
Can BPA Cause Heart Attack?
Can we use a different endocrine disruptor to predict BPA effects, including cardiovascular problems and heart attack ? Maybe so.…
Marijuana Smoking Linked to Hypertension
Recreational smokers of marijuana are 3 times more likely to suffer from hypertension than nonsmokers of pot. That is the…
The Risks of Taking Statins
Is your cholesterol high? Has your doctor suggested you might be at risk for heart disease? If so, you have…
Are Statins Overprescribed?
Does it really make sense to put a large group of people on a drug whose effectiveness hasn’t been proven…
Do Statins Need a Re-Think?
Have you heard of PCSK9 inhibitors? If you read our FDA Watch post about them, you know that this new…
Researchers in Japan studied 14,646 volunteers between the ages of 60 and 85 years. The participants were randomly assigned to…
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