Statins are a standard of care in many clinical settings such as acute myocardial infarction and for patients having or at risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. This is based on a plethora of data ...
Aug. 14, 2024 — More than a quarter of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes, but our bodies also need cholesterol to survive.
Drug testing may be required as a prerequisite for some jobs. State laws may dictate when private employers can require drug tests and how they can use the results. Job candidates for “safety ...
Al-Aly said he was inspired to do the study by the story of statin drugs, like Lipitor, which are prescribed to treat high cholesterol. After those were introduced, studies began to suggest they ...
It is frequently said that addiction occurs when drugs “hijack” the brain.It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it does rightly suggest that there is an involuntary takeover of the ...
Nature asked the world’s largest health-research funders what they are doing to study a life stage experienced by half of humanity. Here is what some of them told us.