statins
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Drugs & Medications
STATIN INTOLERANCE OVERESTIMATED
The use of statin drugs has been challenged for years by the fear of alleged adverse effects. Patients who need…
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Preventive Medicine
ALCOHOL AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
We hear conflicting messages about alcohol all the time. Some people praise it’s medicinal virtues while others continually point out…
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Heart Disease
DRUG OPTIONS FOR TREATING CHOLESTEROL AND REDUCING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
A subject I’ve blogged about several times is cholesterol. The biochemistry of cholesterol, it’s clinical significance, and guidelines for treatment…
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Preventive Medicine
EXERCISING TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Ever since I can remember, moderate intensity Aerobic exercise has been recommended by the American Heart Association and the American…
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Aging
STATINS REDUCE DEATHS IN THOSE 75 AND OLDER!!
Since many readers of Dr. G Opines have reached the ripe old age of 75, the results of the article…
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Aging
THE USE OF STATINS IN THE ELDERLY
For some people, the use of statins continues to be a concern. Concern, not because they don’t do what they’re…
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