Tag Archives: Statin

Statin study

Heart attack survivor Kenneth O’Loughlin is cheering the life-saving results of the landmark LIPID study pioneered by University of Sydney researchers at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre (CTC). Following a heart attack in 1991, Mr O’Loughlin joined the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) study—the first to investigate the survival effects of statins […]

Cholesterol Drugs

Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Thousands Sue for Damages Against Cholesterol Drugs as Big Pharma Defends Billion Dollar Industry Brian Shilhavy Health Impact News The $100 billion dollar cholesterol-lowering statin drug industry is under attack, as thousands of Americans are filing lawsuits against the manufacturers of cholesterol-lowering drugs such as Lipitor. Research continues […]