1 Be vigilant if you're starting a statin regimen, and talk to your doctor about switching or discontinuing drugs immediately if you develop severe or disabling symptoms.

2 He's on only a low dose of a statin drug, but his bad cholesterol is down and the good kind is up.

3 The patient has been prescribed a statin drug called CholElim to lower his cholesterol.

4 But could a statin pill really neutralize the harmful effects of a pit stop at the local burger joint?

5 They say that including a dose of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could offset the health risks of a high-fat meal.

6 The results showed that both statin compounds and 2-deoxy glucose have anti- adipogenic activities.

7 The same report also reviewed studies of statin use and showed a 13 percent lower heart risk.

8 Increases in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels during statin therapy are associated with regression of coronary atherosclerosis, a review of four clinical trials has confirmed.

9 Statin drugs lower cholesterol.

10 I've heard that taking statin drugs to lower cholesterol can cause memory loss?

11 ACCORD Lipid confirms both the hypothesis and the value of adding fenofibrate to a statin to reduce this high residual cardiovascular risk.

12 The effect of taken high-fiber, high-soy is almost have the same effect as take the statin Mevacor, which is 30.9%.

13 Waitress: "That's the cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, onion, fries and statin pill, coming right up."

14 When Should I Call the Doctor if I Take a Statin Drug?

15 Finally, women who find that they are at risk should talk to their doctor about taking a statin.

16 The drug industry has a $21 billion dollar income from statin drugs alone.

17 Dr. Hayward, who treats him, pegged his cardiovascular-disease risk at about 10% over the next decade, and suggested he consider a statin, which would cut that risk almost in half.

18 For decades he read the New England Journal of Medicine, and—noting a weakness in his male ancestors—he was an early adopter of cholesterol-reducing statin pills, as well as skimmed milk.

19 Patients with low overall risk might not get a statin, even if their LDL reading is higher than ideal.

20 However, in many cases niacin is a good drug for reducing statin levels, he adds.

21 However, the actual benefit and cost - effectiveness of high - dose statin therapy are unknown.

22 Only one thing came to mind: he had recently started taking the statin drug Lipitor.

23 Total cholesterol and triglyceride levels were not linked with memory declines, and the use of statin drugs did not seem to affect memory loss.

24 If your doctor finds that your LDL levels are more than 130 grams per deciliter, he may decide to put you on one of the six brands of statin drugs on the market.