Re: Statin long-term cognitive, muscle effects a mystery:Business Week

From: Lady Chatterly (outrider_at_catcher.in.the.rye)
Date: 11/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 5:19:05 GMT

In article <1100737770.311665.242680@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> outrider <outrider@despammed.com> wrote:
>
>"The enzyme these drugs block is critical for lots of activities in the
>body," says Dr. James M. Wright, professor of medicine at the
>University of British Columbia. "So to think that it is going to be all
>for the good is very naïve."
>
>http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_47/b3909127_mz018.htm
>
>Business Week online

I don't know how.

>NOVEMBER 22, 2004

The axe misses and lands near the bear where you can't get at it.

>SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

At Your feet all the water of the stream splashes into a 2-inch slit
in the rock. Downstream the streambed is bare rock.

>Wondering about a wonder drug
>Statins cut cholesterol but long term cognitive and muscle effects are
>a mystery

Why are you so certain?

>"...while the benefits of statins are well established, some doctors
>argue that their side effects have not received adequate scrutiny. A
>subset of patients reports muscle pain, but it's unclear how widespread
>these symptoms may be or if they could be a sign of long-term muscle
>injury. In addition, some scientists are concerned that the drugs could
>be having a negative impact on cognitive function in certain patients.
>If that's the case, is the effect permanent? And who is most at risk?
>The pharmaceutical industry has spent millions of dollars promoting the
>merits of statins and searching for new uses. Much less energy has been
>directed at answering the nagging questions

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