28.5.11

Cholesterol - anti-cholersterol (statin) drugs under attack

the effectiveness and risk of statin drugs, taken by 18 million Americans and now a US$21 billion industry, is now more openly questioned in the US ie:
Joseph Mercola MD - discussion video

Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD - article: "The Dangers of Statin Drugs: What You Haven't Been Told About Cholesterol-Lowering Medication" see here
Larry Hobbs - presentation video (in 7 parts): "Why I would not take statins to lower cholesterol"

Vitorin failure - CBS news




Lipator doubts - CBS new




Direct-to-consumer statin advertising - "when diet and exercise are not enough"..."I trust my heart and life to Lipator"




Astra Zeneca production on heart disease physiology basics, save for any proper accounting for dietary causation and remedies, and with the punchline:
"...so you appreciate why always taking your medication [ ] is so important"