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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl
Statins do work. They lower cholesterol and there is a high correlation between high cholesterol and heart attacks. In this country GPs consult a risk criteria before prescribing statins, because they are an expensive drug. But the bottom line is the saving to the NHS of preventing even one heart attack (even in purely financial terms) is worth the cost of prescribing.
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My Mom died from liver cancer after being put on statins. Causation? [shrug] Correlation? Absolutely. I wonder how seriously people try dietary changes before going the drug route?
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10-04-2006, 07:20 AM
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