2016年7月23日 星期六

statin

Can Statins Cause Diabetes?
By RONI CARYN RABIN
Numerous studies have shown that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are linked to a small increase in the risk of Type 2 diabetes, even as they reduce the risk of heart attacks.


statin 

Pronunciation: /ˈstatɪn/ 

NOUN

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

Origin

1980s: from stat- as in -stat -in1.

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