Marshfield News-Herald My meds are lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide for blood pressure, and simvastatin and clopidogrel for cholesterol. My questions: Since breast cancer and low testosterone have been ruled out, what other test should be taken to determine the cause of ...
Legal Examiner The risks seems to be greatest with atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, and simvastatin ….Clinicians should consider this risk when they are contemplating statin treatment for individual patients." In February 2012, the FDA announced that it was requiring ... and more »
CNN (blog) ... to aspirin and wonder: If I ever needed a blood thinner or daily aspirin, is there any option for me? There is a history of heart disease in my mother's family. I do take irbesartan (Avapro) for high blood pressure and simvastatin (Zocor) for ...
Huffington Post In that regard, the current "epidemic" of non-melanoma skin cancers has been linked to the widespread use of statins, and particularly simvastatin in o...
OnMedica Rates of incident diabetes were greatest in those taking higher doses of more potent statins, particularly atorvastatin , rosuvastatin, and simvastatin. However, the investigators couldn't adjust for weight, ethnicity, or family history of diabetes, so ... and more »
MedPage Today Overweight and obesity don't appear to accelerate aortic valve stenosis but are linked to worse outcomes with the disease, a Simvastatin Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis (SEAS) substudy showed. In multivariate analysis, ischemic cardiovascular or aortic ...
Chicago Tribune (blog) Obese and overweight adults on the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin saw less fitness improvement than others not taking statins, University of Missouri researchers found. Simvastatin is a generic type of statin, previously sold under the brand ... and more »
