A new study by Chinese scientists has sparked hope for improved management of sepsis, a potentially life-threatening medical emergency. The research suggests that statins, a commonly-used cholesterol-busting medication,… read more.
Statin therapy reduces the risk of death significantly for patients with sepsis, researchers reported on June 6, 2025 in Frontiers in Immunology. As background, the authors noted that… read more.
Statin treatment is cost effective and linked to better health outcomes in older people with or without previous cardiovascular disease, although the risk reductions were substantially smaller in… read more.
Using a web application to qualify individuals for treatment with a non-prescription statin closely matched the results of clinician assessments in determining a person’s eligibility for taking statins… read more.
Patients who have suffered an intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding stroke) who subsequently take statins appear to have a lower risk of having another stroke, especially an ischemic stroke, when… read more.
In over 90% of cases, statin therapy is not related to muscle pain, researchers from a large new study reported on August 29, 2022 in The Lancet. “The… read more.
Stroke can have many causes. An atherothrombotic stroke is caused by a clot that forms from plaques that build up within blood vessels in the brain. A new… read more.
Article written by Bruce Sylvester British researchers report finding no link between statin therapy and muscle pain. The findings appeared on Feb.28, 2021 in the BMJ/British Medical Journal.
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