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Daily drugs for everyone?

Abstract:
Justification for the Use of Statins in Primary Prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin, more commonly the "JUPITER trial," recently concluded daily administration of the drug rosuvastatin, known commercially as Crestor, reduces the risk of a future heart attack by up to 60 percent in otherwise perfectly healthy individuals.


The study, sponsored by the drug's manufacturer AstraZeneca, has been hailed as groundbreaking by some and portentous by others-are we actually taking the first steps toward a society similar to those depicted in White Noise, 1984 and Fahrenheit 451? Both sides of a divided Royal Purple staff weigh in....

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Mgood

posted 11/19/08 @ 7:41 AM CST

Safety, effectiveness and cost must be the three considerations. As far as cholesterol-related illnesses go, only one medication, thus far, has proven to qualify for proactive use. Interestingly, what could be the best, more efficacious, alternative to statin drugs is niacin. The website, www.cholesterolscore.com , a site that's primarily about niacin therapy, has many articles & studies about CRP. Inflammation, lipid particle size, HDL enhancement, as well as all the other cholesterol numbers are discussed, there.
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Mgood

posted 11/19/08 @ 7:52 AM CST

Safety, effectiveness and cost must be the three considerations. As far as cholesterol-related illnesses go, only one medication, thus far, has proven to qualify for proactive use. Interestingly, what could be the best, more efficacious, alternative to statin drugs is niacin. The website, www.cholesterolscore.com , a site that's primarily about niacin therapy, has many articles & studies about CRP. Inflammation, lipid particle size, HDL enhancement, as well as all the other cholesterol numbers are discussed, there.
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