Why Cholesterol is Essential for Optimal Health
There's some serious confusion about cholesterol, and whether high cholesterol levels are responsible for heart disease.
Cholesterol Helps Regulate Key Signaling Proteins in the Cell
Long criticized wrongly as something evil, a new study just published from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows how important cholesterol is in regulating proteins in cells.
The Folly of Cholesterol Lowering Drugs
The preoccupation the medical and scientific communities have with cholesterol have convinced many of us, doctors included, that ‘cholesterol is bad’ so ‘cholesterol reduction is good’.
Statin Drugs Linked To Worsening Osteoarthritis Of The Knee
New research flies in the face of a new theory that statin drugs may be of value in those suffering from osteoarthritis, while they actually are likely contributing to the epidemic of knee osteoarthritis in patients.
Cholesterol Lowering Statins Found To Damage Peripheral Nerves
Have the nerve-damaging properties of statin drugs now been confirmed? There are over 300 adverse health effects associated with the use of statins.
Another New Cholesterol-Lowering Drug is Licensed Despite No Evidence of Benefits for Health
Another cholesterol-lowering drug is in the pipeline. This new drug was approved by the FDA despite concern about its safety and effectiveness.
Low cholesterol associated with enhanced risk of death in heart failure patients
‘Heart failure’ is a term used by doctors to describe a state where the heart muscle has become quite ineffective at pumping blood around the body. This problem can manifest in a variety of ways.
Confirmed Again: Statin Drugs Calcify The Coronary Arteries
A new study published in the journal Atherosclerosis found that statin use is associated with a 52% increased prevalence and extent of coronary artery plaques possessing calcium.
$tatin Nation: The Great Cholesterol Cover-Up
We have been led to believe that cholesterol is a major cause of heart disease. A numbers of doctors and researchers have been challenging this hypothesis for decades.
Cholesterol: It’s All Good
We have all been taught that LDL cholesterol is bad, but new research shows that it might not be as harmful as we believe.
How Statins Affect Brain Function
While some doctors and researchers seem keen to downplay the potential hazards of statins, their use is linked with a range of unwanted effects including muscle weakness, muscle pain, liver damage and kidney damage.
Statin Drugs Found To Accelerate Arterial Calcification
Newly published research reveals that more frequent statin drug use is associated with accelerated coronary artery and aortic artery calcification.
Statins – Are YOU Taking These Dangerous Cholesterol Drugs?
Tens of millions of Americans are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs—mostly statins—and some "experts" claim that many millions more should be taking them. I couldn't disagree more.
A New Greek Name for Statin Toxicity: Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Few drugs are as toxic to the organ they are prescribed to "treat" as statins. There are already hundreds of studies indicating that statin drugs are muscle-damaging (myotoxic) and nerve-damaging (neurotoxic).
Study Review Questions Aggressive Cholesterol Treatment
The Cholesterol Treatment Trialists (CTT) is a UK-based collaboration of doctors and researchers who, on the whole, push for aggressive treatment of cholesterol to low levels.
Conflicts Of Interest With Cholesterol Screening For Children
New cholesterol guidelines are marred by conflicts of interest and are set to convert millions of kids into cholesterol ‘patients’ despite there being simply no good evidence that this will benefit them.
Drug Side Effect Discovery from Online Patient-Submitted Reviews: Dangers of Statin Drugs
We find a highly significant correlation between statins and a wide range of disorders and conditions, including diabetes, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), rhabdomyolysis, neuropathy, Parkinson’s disease, arthritis, memory loss, and heart failure.
Statins do not save women’s lives
There is evidence that statins are often ineffective, and evidence suggests this is particularly true for women.
Adding Cholesterol to Diet Reduces Autism Symptoms
The cholesterol has changed our life. It is exactly what she needed, and the development started almost immediately.
Study: High cholesterol diet helps mice with fatal genetic disease of the brain
A diet high in cholesterol may help people with a fatal genetic disease which damages the brain, according to early studies in mice.