Statins Cause Killer Workouts – Literally!
Statins are in conflict with one of the most important heart-healthy habits: exercise. The more you exercise while taking statins, the more likely you'll suffer fatal effects.
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When Half a Million Americans Died and Nobody Noticed
The number of deaths due to Vioxx may be half a million, not the 60,000 originally and semi-officially acknowledged. Alexander Cockburn brings his incisive political analysis to show that life is treated as cheap in America.
Heart Attack Vaccine: Creation of a New Autoimmune Disorder
An upcoming vaccine for heart attacks is nothing less than a vaccine intended to create an autoimmune disorder.
Ersatz ‘Vitamin D’ Useless in Heart Health. So It’s Spun As ‘Vitamin D Has No Benefit.’
A drug that's a parody of Vitamin D failed to produce the heart benefit the manufacturer desired. So, they're spinning it as a failure of Vitamin D.
Taking Two Heart Drugs Triples Risk of Hospitalization from Falls in Adults Aged 25-59
A new study shows that people given more than one drug for the nonexistent 'diseases' of high cholesterol and high blood pressure are hospitalized 3 times more often for serious falls.
New Drug Increases HDL, Decreases LDL, But What About Heart Disease?
A new study shows that so-called "good" cholesterol, HDL, is increased, and so-called "bad" cholesterol, LDL, is decreased by a new, as yet unreleased drug. Having higher HDL levels and lower LDL levels are good for us, right? Not necessarily. The error comes in mistaking markers of cardiovascular health with actual health.
Doctors Do 6 Times More Carotid Stent Implants: Procedure Useless & Kills Thousands
The rate of implanting carotid stents in the United States increased six times over between 1998 and 2007. This massive increase occurred in the face of no evidence of benefit. People who have no demonstrable need are undergoing surgery for carotid stents—and the procedure is killing people.
Statins, a Drug Considered for Food Condiment Status, Increase Blood Sugar & Lead to Diabetes
People diagnosed with diabetes, or even considered likely to become diabetic, are often automatically placed on statins, under the presumption that diabetes naturally leads to heart disease. As it turns out, the prescription itself is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Statins appear to be causing diabetes and worsening the condition. The..
