Blog by Lisa Good

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The Overuse of Statin Drugs

January 9th, 2012

A recent article in the Vancouver Sun discusses some of the negative effects of cholesterol lowering Statin Drugs. Statins are big business and big money; millions of Canadians take the pills, even those at low risk for heart disease.

Dr. Beatrice Golomb is an associate professor of medicine and lead researcher of the Statins Effects Study at the University of California. Dr. Golomb has seen ...