Friday, March 07, 2014
"Side-effects risk to rise as millions more take statins" - Telegraph
Then my brain kicked in and I realized tha taking a statin when you HAVE heart disease is different from when you are AT RISK.
At that point, changing the rules for "at risk" becomes worthy of a close look...
In the U.K. Telegraph, Padraic Flanagan recently reported on itT:
"Dr Malhotra said the drugs were unnecessary for many, whose problems could be controlled with simple lifestyle and dietary changes. He pointed to research showing that eating an apple a day is as effective as taking statins in preventing strokes and heart attacks.
The expert said patients with established heart disease can benefit from statins, but the 'mass medicalisation' of a healthier group is likely to do more harm than good and increase the cost to the taxpayer."
