25 years of evidence based medicine part ii: what we can learn about ebm from the cholesterol / statin debate / debacle
The Cholesterol / Statin Debate: A Microcasm of the Debacle that is Evidence-Based Medicine “I take issue when conventional doctors claim that evidence-based medicine supports the use of statin drugs in treating/preventing heart disease. In fact, evidence-based medicine, when studied objectively, would reveal that statin drugs should not be prescribed for either treating or preventing […]
statins and als
NEW STUDY HEAVILY LINKS STATINS TO ALS(AMYTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS) Just a few short weeks ago I broke down and cried with a patient who had recently been diagnosed with ALS. It was all I could do to pull myself together to see my next patient. As a devoutly Christian woman, she is not at all […]
the ten year anniversary of dr. beatrice golomb’s landmark study on the dangers of statin drugs
REVISITING DR. BEATRICE GOLOMB’S 2008 MAGNUM OPUS ON CHOLESTEROL & STATIN DRUGS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME It was 10 years ago in April that Dr. Beatrice Golomb, an an MD / Ph.D researcher and professor at Cal State San Diego where she runs the Golomb Research Group (I’ve mentioned […]
what’s the common denominator between the neurological effects of statin drugs, fluoroquinolone antibiotics, and vaccines?
THE DEBILITATING SIDE EFFECTS OF STATIN DRUGS,FLUOROQUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS, AND VACCINESARE THEY RELATED? Before I really begin today’s post, I want to refresh your memory concerning an under-reported aspect of the practice of medicine — underreporting. Failing to report the adverse effects (aka side effects) of DANGEROUS DRUGS AND […]
shocking study says statin drugs cause hardening of the arteries
NEW STUDY ON THE DANGERS OF STATINSTHE MOST COMMON DRUGS TAKEN FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROLCAUSE THE VERY PROBLEMS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PREVENT “The epidemic of heart failure and atherosclerosis that plagues the modern world may paradoxically be aggravated by the pervasive use of statin drugs.” From the study being […]
pcsk9 inhibitors and the continued war on cholesterol
A NEW WEAPON IN THE WAR ON CHOLESTEROLPCSK9 INHIBITORS Heikenwaelder Hugo www.heikenwaelder.at First it was RED MEAT & SATURATED FAT that was killing us. Then it was eggs. After that came the campaign against SALT. One of the biggest targets of medical malignment (and PHARMACEUTICAL RICHES) has been CHOLESTEROL — mostly via STATIN DRUGS. And […]
statins and the elderly
STATINS AND THE GERIATRIC POPULATIONTHE WAR ON CHOLESTEROL CONTINUES Pete Linforth – Birmingham/United Kingdom – Pixabay “Not only do the new guidelines recommend statins — such as Lipitor — for all people with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or high levels of bad cholesterol, but also for healthy adults whose risk of heart attack or stroke is […]
statins are safer than we have been led to believe?
RESEARCHERS RETRACT STATEMENTS ON STATIN SAFETY UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL OpenClipart [Our goal with this editorial is to] “alert readers, the media, and the public to the withdrawal of these statements so that patients who could benefit from statins are not wrongly deterred from starting or continuing treatment because of exaggerated concerns […]
statin drugs lead to better erections?
THE TRUTH ABOUTSTATIN DRUGS AND ERECTIONS “In the cases reported to the Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre, most men who had problems with sex drive began experiencing them the first week they started taking the statin drug.” Robert Rister talking about a statin study in his article on Steady Health called, Statins, Cholesterol-Lowering Class of Drugs, Lower […]
more on the recent change in cholesterol guidelines
MORE ON THE RECENT CHANGES TOCHOLESTEROL GUIDELINES Qimono – Arek Socha – Stockholm/Sweden – Pixabay It happens like clockwork. Every few years, the powers-that-be in the world of Cardiovascular Health get together to determine how much to lower what is considered the “safe and healthy” level of BLOOD CHOLESTEROL. Of course, the lower these standards […]
new guidelines for cholesterol and statins
NEW GUIDELINESFOR CHOLESTEROLTHE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME Mohamed Hassan – Giza/Egypt – Pixabay Statins Get High Marks in New Cardiac Prevention Guidelines. The headline from Tuesday’s MedPage Today article by Todd Neale These guidelines will provide updated guidance to primary care providers, nurses, pharmacists, and specialty medicine providers in how […]
crossfit, statins, and rhabdomyolysis
CROSSFIT, STATINS, AND RHABDOMYOLYSIS Moni Mckein – A Coruna/Spain – Pixabay No pain; no gain. Jane Fonda from her 1982 workout videos Although Jane Fonda is usually the one credited with starting the whole “no pain; no gain” mantra in her early 80’s leg-warmer workout videos, I would guess it’s been around much longer than […]
what do doctors really think about the safety of cholesterol meds?
ARE STATINS SAFE OR NOT SAFE?LET’S ASK HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL LITERATURE GFK DSGN – Gotham – Pixabay I watched my father die a miserable death, wheelchair – bound in a nursing home at age 92, with a ‘healthy’ cholesterol level after many years on statins. He would have been […]
do not take antibiotics if you are on statins
STATINS AND ANTIBIOTICSA POTENTIALLY DEADLY MIXTURE Thomas Wolter – Berlin/Deutschland – Pixabay In a Canadian study that was published just days ago in the Annals of Internal Medicine (Statin Toxicity From Macrolide Antibiotic Coprescription: A Population-Based Cohort Study), nearly 150,000 older individuals were observed for interactions between their ANTIBIOTICS and STATIN DRUGS. As you can […]
statins attack muscles, ligaments, fascia, and tendons
“To our knowledge, this is the first study… to show that statin use is associated with an increased likelihood of diagnoses of musculoskeletal conditions, arthropathies [arthritis], and injuries” Dr. Ishak Mansi from this month’s issue of JAMA Internal Medicine. It’s not news that STATIN DRUGS cause muscle pain. In fact muscle pain is their number […]
more on statin drugs
SHOULD YOU BE WORRIED ABOUT STATINS? Statin drugs should probably be in the water, like fluoride. These cholesterol-fighting wonders have been proven to prevent heart attacks and strokes, with only rare side effects. Recent studies hint that statins might fend off Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis and even cancer. The introduction of an article (The State of […]
side effects of cholesterol-lowering statins
ARE STATINS WORTH THE RISK? MoneyforCoffee – English – Pixabay Although the scientific literature is loaded with information on the various kinds of adverse reactions to statin drugs (drugs that lower cholesterol), there are three that are more common than the others. However, good luck changing this. The global pharmaceutical markets are now well over […]
cholesterol scare
TERRIFIED OF CHOLESTEROL? Zuzyusa – Praha/ČR – Pixabay Big Pharma (with the help of the medical community & the federal government) has done a fabulous job of instilling fear into the American population —– fear about the dangers of cholesterol. In fact, “High Cholesterol” has become the disease du jour of the 21st century. Even […]
cholesterol screenings for children?
_ CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS FOR KIDS?ONLY IN AMERICA Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator. Yale University Center for Advanced Instructional Media C. Carl Jaffe; MD; cardiologist According to brand new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (released online in Pediatrics ahead of presentation at a recent AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION meeting), cholesterol screenings are now being recommended […]