Tag Archives: statins

Mike Shaw: 29 billion reasons to lie about cholesterol

Justin Smith published a book with that title in 2009, and next month, the movie will be released. In the meantime, check out the many resources on his website. Continue reading

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Yet another statin promo: Cholesterol drugs also good for low-risk patients

DRUGS to lower cholesterol should be prescribed far more widely because they significantly cut the rate of heart attacks and strokes even in low-risk patients, researchers say. Continue reading

Junk Science Week: Lipophobia and the bad science diet

How a now-discredited diet theory became a national mania Continue reading