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High cholesterol 'does not cause heart disease' new research finds


High cholesterol 'does not cause heart disease' new research finds, so treating with statins a 'wast
Cholesterol does not cause heart disease in the elderly and trying to reduce it with drugs like statins is a waste of time, an international group of experts…
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statin 

Pronunciation: /ˈstatɪn/ 

NOUN

Medicine

Any of a group of drugs which act to reduce levels of cholesterol in the blood.

Example sentences

Origin

1980s: from stat- as in -stat + -in¹.

-in 1

Pronunciation: /ɪn/ 

SUFFIX

Chemistry

Forming names of organic compounds, pharmaceutical products, proteins, etc.insulinpenicillindioxin

-stat

Pronunciation: /stat/ 

COMBININGFORM

Denoting instruments, substances, etc. maintaining a controlled state:thermostathaemostat

statin

(stăt'n) 

n.
Any of a class of lipid-lowering drugs that reduce serum cholesterol levels by inhibiting a key enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol.

[From the names of such lipid-lowering drugs as (PRAVA)STATIN.]

羥甲基戊二酸單醯輔酶A還原酶抑制劑（英語：HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors 或 Statins，簡稱「HMG-CoA還原酶抑制劑」或「他汀類藥物」）是一類抗高血脂藥。
爭議
Statins are a class of drugs often prescribed by doctors to help lower cholesterol levels in the blood. By lowering the levels, they help prevent heart attacks and stroke. Studies show that, in certain people, statinsreduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and even death from heart disease by about 25% to 35%.
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Dr Malhotra claims emerging evidence suggests the benefits of statins have been grossly exaggerated and side effects underplayed

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3460321/How-Big-Pharma-greed-killing-tens-thousands-world-Patients-medicated-given-profitable-drugs-little-proven-benefits-leading-doctors-warn.html#ixzz419iIBSHh
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statin

(stăt'n) 

n.

Any of a class of lipid-lowering drugs that reduce serum cholesterol levels by inhibiting a key enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol.

[From the names of such lipid-lowering drugs as (PRAVA)STATIN.]