Tag: nntcholesterol

Statins May Halve Heart-Attack Risk

Richard C. Young - March 28, 2023

UPDATE 3.28.23: Beware the marketing of cholesterol-fighting drugs. A new cholesterol-fighting drug, bempedoic, branded Nexletol, is using a similar marketing strategy as statins. Here...

Statin Drugs/NNT Alert

Richard C. Young - July 19, 2022

UPDATE July 19, 2022: In the UK Express, Solen Le Net highlights some of the undesirable side effects of statin drugs, writing: High cholesterol contributes...

What’s the Number Needed to Treat (NNT)?

Debbie Young - July 28, 2021

Phillip Wegman at RealClear Politics reports: “That a return to masks is even being considered is a direct result of the delta variant of the coronavirus...

You, Artery Clogging? Saturated Fat Cancer and Stroke

Richard C. Young - June 10, 2021

Originally posted April 3, 2013. Two nationally known MDs are concerned, linking red meat and “artery-clogging” saturated fat to cancer and stroke.? First you must...

New Research Suggests Statins are Over-Prescribed

The Editors - May 30, 2019

Originally posted on December 4, 2018. Physicians believe that current thresholds for prescribing statins may be too low. We have regularly highlighted the unconvincing evidence...

Study: Statins Not Useful in Healthy Elderly to Prevent Heart Disease

The Editors - September 10, 2018

An article provided by the British Medical Journal to Medicalxpress.com details a study that found statins were no help to healthy elderly people in...

Lipitor—Junk Science Math

Richard C. Young - March 9, 2018

Originally posted July 7, 2015. Shane Ellison, M.Sc., “The Peoples Chemist,” explains in an email (copied below) the difference between relative and absolute risk. As Shane...

Your Odds with Statins: 500 to 1?

Richard C. Young - March 9, 2018

Originally posted October 5, 2011. If you are considering a drug such as a statin, do you and your family know about the “number needed...

Cholesterol: Life Saving Intelligence From the Real Pros

Richard C. Young - January 2, 2018

At the conclusion of a three part interview with Chris Kresser, Chris Masterjohn talks about the role of cholesterol in heart disease, how to...

Do Your Own Research on Statins

Richard C. Young - October 18, 2017

Originally posted October 20, 2010. In the informative BusinessWeek article “Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?,” from January 28, 2008, a sidebar heading reads: “In...

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