A study from Finland suggests that cholesterol-lowering statin medications may significantly increase the risk of developing type-2 diabetes. According to researchers, statins were associated with an increased risk of diabetes […]
In January 2015, a Rhode Island woman filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, Inc., the manufacturer of the well-known the well-known cholesterol medication, Lipitor. The woman took the drug to help reduce […]
A Canadian study recently found that daily statin use could raise the risk of developing cataracts. The researchers found that more people who were taking statins developed cataracts compared […]
The bad drug list has been in existence for years, often because big pharmaceutical companies push the use of blockbuster drugs to healthcare practitioners. Blockbuster drugs are those […]
According to a recent study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, almost everyone with pre-dialysis kidney disease should take statin medications by the current guidelines. […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a consumer update in which the agency acknowledged possible benefits of statin medications such as Lipitor when it comes to preventing […]
Connection Between Statins and Nerve Damage? Breaking new medical studies have prompted many patients to stop using statins to control high cholesterol. According to studies published in the […]
The conflict between the two groups of researchers started with a study published by the Oxford-based Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration (CTT). CTT published a study in 2012 stating […]
Long-term use of statin medications could aggravate a patient’s risk of breast cancer, a new study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology claims. The findings come just after […]
Lipitor, recently under fire for allegedly causing some users to develop type 2 diabetes, is among the many medications marketed as “wonder drugs.” The problem with manufacturers, doctors, […]
Doublespeak is a tool often used by marketers and those pushing propaganda to sell an agenda without the public necessary being aware of it. The primary method of […]
Physicians know that high cholesterol levels increase a person’s risk of suffering a cardiovascular event. Drugs that lower these levels are called “statins,” and physicians prescribe them when […]
A recent article published in Tuscaloosa, Alabama newspaper describes an individual who had received a prescription for Lipitor due to high cholesterol. According to the patient, Lipitor was […]
Lipitor is a statin drug that is used to treat high cholesterol. It was approved for sale in 1996 and has since become the best-selling medication in the […]
Lawyers Elaborate Upon Lipitor Side Effects Lipitor is a type of statin that has received a lot of media attention lately. Many people are concerned about this drug […]