The newly-launched cholesterol calculator is under fire and Lancet has published its criticism. Unfortunately, for people long frustrated and disappointed by back and forth health arguments, this could be another reason to not seriously take any study on cholesterol. We know that no calculator is perfect, but we still need to find the most reliable…
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Changes in Lifestyle Can Reduce Dependence on Statins
Before patients and doctors start a medication regimen, one likely question is whether statins-based medications are really necessary. Often, natural treatments receive unfair criticism from health professionals, but unfortunately it can be daunting to find accurate information on alternative treatments. There are many non-credible sources of information out there and they often represent themselves to…
New Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines Further Encourage the Use of Statins
Leading heart specialists have cajoled people to regularly measure their cholesterol level and try to get it lower whenever possible. Cholesterol is an important substance and the new guideline has thrown out a notion that after reaching a certain blood cholesterol level, people should seek treatments with any cholesterol-lowering medication. The notion that patients should…