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The gut microbiome may influence how people respond to statins

Statins side effects: Four ‘digestive system problems’ - common effects

Statin Therapy Seems Safe in Pregnancy

Study suggests statins may worsen Type 2 diabetes symptoms.

Statins and diabetes mellitus progression: a fly in the ointment?

Statins disarm antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Most statin problems caused by mysterious 'nocebo effect', study suggests. - BBC. More on this.

Women are 10% less likely than men to be given cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.

Statins May Have Cancer Benefits.

No Link Between Statins and Cognitive Decline.

Medicare saved billions when statins went generic

Statins may protect against the heart harms of breast cancer therapies.

New drug inclisiran for cholesterol.

Physicians fail to offer statins to more than half of eligible patients, study says.

After years of uncertainty, study finds statins can benefit all ages, including those over 75.

Nearly half of over-65s who take statins give them up within a year due to side effects.

Vascepa seems to work - REDUCE-IT study.

Statins' benefits beyond heart health aren't clear-cut, analysis says

Weighing the Pros and Cons of Statins

U.S. Women Less Likely Than Men to Get Statins

Study finds statin symptoms usually nocebo

New Scientist: Statins: Is there any need for us to worry?

Statin side effect could be due to the "nocebo" effect

Measuring Neural And Cognitive Side Effects Of Statin Drugs

Statins May Help, Not Hinder, Heart Bypass Recovery

Statins: The cholesterol-lowering drug could cause 'bowel dysmotility' - what to look for

Evacetrapib and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Vascular Disease

Do Statins Produce Neurological Effects?

Statins lower risk of deadliest kind of stroke, study finds

Postoperative statin treatment may be associated with improved mortality in patients with myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery.

Early statin use may give long-term heart benefits

Certain Antibiotic/Statin Combos May Be Unsafe Mix: Study

Statins May Protect People from Air Pollution

Government HealthCare Coverage of Statins and Politics

Statins could be a choice for more people to reduce their risk of heart attacks and strokes, says NICE

Statins May Reduce Heart Risks Tied to Sleep Apnea

Certain Antibiotic/Statin Combos May Be Unsafe Mix: Study

High doses of statins may impact bone health, mouse study finds

New Scientist - Statins: Is there any need for us to worry?

Statins: Then and Now

Statin intolerance: more questions than answers

Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Barrett’s Esophagus

Women less likely to be given statins

Millions of people may be needlessly taking statins every day

Baseline and on-statin treatment lipoprotein(a) levels for prediction of cardiovascular events: individual patient-data meta-analysis of statin outcome trials

Cholesterol market still poised for growth through 2022: study

The Unintended Consequences Of The New Statin Guidelines

Statins may protect against colon cancer

Statins against arthritis

Statin Drugs May Increase Risk Of Diabetes

Could Statins Treat Ebola?

New oral drug may become alternative to statins to lower cholesterol

New England Journal of Medicine: Generic Atorvastatin and Health Care Costs

Clarithromycin associated with adverse outcomes with non-CYP3A4–metabolized statinss

Studies find statin use may decrease cancer risk.