statins

Half of those who start taking statins stop within a year.

But the biggest risk with statins is not taking them.

But statins are the treatment of choice for most individuals.

Everyone with diabetes is considered to be at high risk and to need statins.

Statins should be stopped in anyone soon to have major surgery.

You also may need to take statins to lower your cholesterol.

And yes, some studies with groups at very high risk of heart disease have found that statins can prevent death.

Statins can lower your risk of having a heart attack or a stroke.

The research raised the question of whether young men with high cholesterol levels should start taking statins.

Statins and other cholesterol drugs work, but they are not for everyone.

"A lot of people thought all statins were the same," he said in a telephone interview.

You may need to switch drugs, or stop statins completely.

The report is important because it suggests another potential advantage of taking statins.

People who are taking statins should not stop using the drug without consulting with their doctors.

Researchers are also studying the use of statins for other conditions.

But like aspirin and all other drugs, statins sometimes cause serious side effects.

And your doctor noted that statins, like all medicine, can cause side effects.

"The evidence demonstrates that not all statins are the same," he said.

Statins have been shown to reduce the risk of stroke by about 15%.

The number of people taking statins has grown enormously over the past few years.

No, I am not taking any statins to skew the results.

There is some evidence to support a possible interaction between green tea and statins.

Side effects are more likely and may be worse when you use higher doses of statins.

But it also showed that over all, these kinds of drugs, known as statins, were safe.

Statins may also cause a liver disorder in about 1 percent of patients.