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Flu deaths drop with statin users
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Health

2009-11-01 07:56:36
A U.S. study has shown that taking statin drugs gives people a 50% less chance of dying from the flu. The drugs, which lower cholesterol, are thought by the researchers to help the body resist infections in the body.


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Can't live healthy? Men lose 10 years or more!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Health

2009-09-23 08:37:38
According to a United Kingdom study of thousands of civil servants, middle-aged males who smoke, have high blood pressure, and high cholesterol levels are more likely to die ten years earlier than their healthier male counterparts. It gets worse when more risk factors are added!


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Astonishing statins study shows dramatic heart attack reduction
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Health

2008-11-11 20:52:59
An international research study of over 17,000 men and women with normal cholesterol levels found rosuvastatin (often marketed as Crestor) dramatically reduced deaths from heart attacks and strokes. Should you use it? Well, read on.


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Three popular diets improve health, weight loss slightly
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Health

2008-07-17 12:33:59
According to a new Israel-U.S.-Canada study on three popular diet plans, moderately obese dieters lost, on average, only six to ten pounds over a two-year period. However, they were able to reduce their cholesterol level and other important indicators of health.


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Good cholesterol helps heart, but study shows it also helps memory
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Health

2008-07-05 11:47:59
A new British-French study finds that people with higher levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL) performed better on memory tests than people with lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.


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