Re: Kaiser "cholesterol clinic" experience

And you still can't produce a study on diabetic women.

"Susan" <susan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:8ved0uFon1U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On 3/29/2011 11:08 AM, Peppermint Patootie wrote:

I hope if Kurt manages to find a study that shows actual benefit (net
better health, not a surrogate end point in cholesterol numbers) to
someone other than some men over 65 who've already had at least one
heart attach, someone will mention it to those of us who have Kurt
killfiled. It will be news to us.


More on risk/benefits of statins:

As primary prevention:

http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/170/12/1024

http://www.courses.ahc.umn.edu/pharmacy/5822/Ray_Statins%20and%20all-cause%
20mortality%20in%20high-risk%20primary%20prevention_Arch%20Int%20Med%202010.pdf

Cholesterol, statins and mortality:

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)60514-0/fulltext


Risks to women, including cancer

http://healthandpharma.awardspace.com/Statin%20Women%20Rosenb%20IJC09.pdf


Statin trial interpretation by trial name by statin skeptic:

http://thehealthyskeptic.org/images/statintrialsummary.pdf

Good overview of the issue by NY Times:


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/health/29well.html


This is all an echo of the HRT history as proven primary prevention for women.


Susan

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