Healthy Men Should Not Take Statins Says JAMA
Healthy Men Should Not Take Statins Says JAMA article by Rita Redberg, MD, editor of the Archives of
Internal Medicine, appeared in April 2012 JAMA advising healthy men with high
cholesterol to stay away from statin anti-cholesterol drugs, pointing out there
is no mortality benefit. Dr Redberg goes on with a list of adverse side effects
of statin drugs, namely, myopathy, cognitive dysfunction, etc. This JAMA
article and debate is an outgrowth of the "Less is More" series in the Archives
of Internal Medicine. For fairness, JAMA also posted the opposing view by Dr. Blaha. article here with links to the original. Above left image:
Statin Drug, Lipitor 40 mg tablets,
Courtesy of The Week . Click Here for link to Dr Rita Redberg article in April 2012 JAMA.
Submitted on: 7/17/2012
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