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Statins are the most prescribed drug with over-hyped benefits and downplayed side effects

November 01, 2023 -

There are six statin drugs available on the market today - pitavastatin, atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin and fluvastatin. These drugs work by lowering low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels by approximately 20-50%. They also lower triglyceride levels by 10-20% and cause a possible rise in serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels by 5-10%. Studies show that statins lower the risk of cardiovascular events and reduce ...

Ontario medical regulator REVOKES license of doctor challenging draconian COVID-19 protocols

June 19, 2023 - atorvastatin and the antidepressant fluvoxamine in relation to COVID-19 infection.

Moreover, the CPSO smeared Phillips as "incompetent" and accused him of engaging in "disgraceful" and "dishonorable" conduct. According to an email by the regulator, he had made "misleading, incorrect or inflammatory statements about vaccinations, treatments and public health measures for COVID-19." The allegations against the doctor had been referred to the OPSD, it added.

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HISTORY OF FRAUD: Pfizer agreed to pay $49 million settlement in 2002 over Lipitor price gouging

January 12, 2023 - atorvastatin pills in drugstores. The medication nevertheless "continues to generate roughly $2 billion per year in sales for Pfizer," the Axios piece stated.

"But since 2014, annual sales have hovered around $2 billion thanks to the gigantic Chinese market. Pfizer has frequently won bids to sell Lipitor in Chinese hospitals 'as they could more easily offer quality assurances for their higher-cost medicines,'" Bloomberg reported. But after losing a large hospital ...

Pfizer a “habitual offender” that “persistently” engages in illegal activity, study warns

March 24, 2021 - atorvastatin), a cholesterol drug

Pfizer subsidiaries have committed countless crimes over the years

These are just the drugs for which Pfizer was caught committing crimes, mind you. There were also many more cases prior in which Pfizer pleaded guilty for breaking the law.

In 2007, Pfizer subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn (P&U) paid $34 million and pleaded guilty to paying kickbacks for formulary placement of its drugs. P&U entered into a Deferred Prosecution ...

Statins may help lower cholesterol but can also INCREASE diabetes risk, says study

May 20, 2020 -

Statins: Uses, risks and side effects

Statin, a class of drugs primarily used to reduce cholesterol levels, is one of the most commonly used medicines in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 42 million American adults aged 21 years or older were on a cholesterol-lowering medication. Physicians usually prescribe statins – generically or under names like atorvastatin, simvastatin and rosuvastatin – for people with high ...

Curcumin and green tea are both healthy – what happens when you combine them?

February 23, 2020 - atorvastatin, a cholesterol-lowering medication, for group A; a green tea extract solution for group B, and a green tea extract solution with curcumin for group C.

The researchers found that group C experienced the greatest reduction in blood cholesterol levels. They also reported that curcumin helped enhance the bioavailability of EGCG, allowing it to exert its cholesterol-lowering effects. Hence, the researchers suggest the use of herbal tea bags containing EGCG ...

Shocking new drug danger discovered: Statins found to cause ALS, a fatal nervous system disorder

June 04, 2019 -

ALS, which stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a nervous system disorder that causes progressive muscle strength loss that is irreversible. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, it cause nerve cells within the spinal cord and brain that control your voluntary muscles to die. It may start with weakness in one leg or arm and speech changes before leading to muscle twitching and eventually preventing people from moving, speaking, eating and breathing. There is no cure, and ...

Food GOLD: Turmeric is just as effective as 14 pharma drugs but suffers from NONE of the side effects

March 07, 2019 - atorvastatin, which you may know as Lipitor, when it comes to dealing with the endothelial dysfunction behind atherosclerosis while reducing inflammation and oxidative stress. Other studies have shown that it can impact triglyceride levels, LDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol. While most of the studies so far have been done in animals, it is believed that it could have the same effect in humans, although the right levels have yet to be established.

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Did you know that turmeric is just as effective as 14 pharmaceutical drugs?

March 01, 2019 - atorvastatin (Lipitor) for correcting the underlying pathology that causes oxidative stress in the blood vessels - endothelial dysfunction. Not to mention, turmeric does not incite horrific side effects like statins do, such as mitochondrial dysfunction, muscle wasting, and cognitive impairment.

Corticosteroids (steroid medications): Even when acute pain is present, turmeric can provide noticeable pain relief. A 1999 study published in Phytotherapy Research found ...

Statins only SLOW DOWN heart disease progression, but a plant-based diet reverses it

December 20, 2018 - atorvastatin), Zocor (simvastatin), Crestor (rosuvastatin), Lescol (fluvastatin), Mevacor and Altoprev (lovastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin), and Livalo (pitavastatin). Side effects include never curing your cholesterol problem. These medications are only meant to slow down the disease you're literally feeding.

People with kidney problems should never take statin drugs in the first place, but M.D.s prescribe them anyway -- hey, it's big money

A pharmacological ...

African plant found to naturally manage cholesterol levels – study

November 23, 2018 -

S. occidentalis is known by many names, but it is most commonly called coffee senna. It is an invasive weed whose aqueous extracts have been used in traditional African medicine as a natural treatment for hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases.

The researchers wanted to explore coffee senna's heart-friendly effects, especially in relation to cholesterol levels and oxidative stress. They gathered rats which they then fed an unhealthy, high-fat diet and separated ...

Risk of Parkinson’s disease increases with statin drug use

August 21, 2018 - atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, cerivastatin, pitavastatin, and simvastatin.

Huang explained that contrary to prior belief that halting statins causes the development of Parkinson's disease, it is the drugs themselves that cause the symptoms to manifest in the first place. She admits that further research is needed to fully understand the results of their research, but that their findings prove that patients need to be careful before taking statins.

"Statin ...

STATINS WARNING: Cholesterol-lowering drug found to raise risk of diabetes by 50 percent in older women

March 27, 2017 - atorvastatin and simvastatin. The study was based on a respondent population of more than 8,700 nondiabetic men aged 45 to 73 years old. Senior author Markku Laakso of the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital suggested that patients with preexisting risk factors such as obesity and a family history of diabetes should try to lower their statin doses if possible.

Another study looked into the effects of statin therapy on nearly 7,000 middle-aged ...

What’s killing Americans? Top 10 prescribed medications of 2016 give us a troublesome answer

January 11, 2017 -

Our food supply has been adulterated by heavy processing, it's laden with chemical additives and pesticides, and it lacks the all-important mineral content, due to poor quality soil, after years of high-intensity agricultural practices. Is it any wonder that we are one of the sickest nations in the developed world?You are what you eat

This truism is all too true, for if we eat healthy foods, we will be healthy. But if we eat unhealthy foods, we will be unhealthy. Here ...

Statin drugs expose patients to dangerous, debilitating side effects

January 08, 2007 - atorvastatin), though there are many others--not only lower high cholesterol, they also appear to have a protective anti-inflammatory effect against AD.

Dr Isadore Rosenfeld's Breakthrough Health By Isadore Rosenfeld MD, page 9 There are several other statins sold by pharmaceutical firms (Lipitor,Pravachol. Zocor, Baycol, Lescol). All these lower cholesterol.

A Physicians Guide To Natural Health Products That Work By James Howenstine MD, page 223 Besides ...

Statin drugs expose patients to dangerous, debilitating side effects

January 08, 2007 - atorvastatin), though there are many others--not only lower high cholesterol, they also appear to have a protective anti-inflammatory effect against AD.

Dr Isadore Rosenfeld's Breakthrough Health By Isadore Rosenfeld MD, page 9 There are several other statins sold by pharmaceutical firms (Lipitor,Pravachol. Zocor, Baycol, Lescol). All these lower cholesterol.

A Physicians Guide To Natural Health Products That Work By James Howenstine MD, page 223 Besides ...

Statin drugs expose patients to dangerous, debilitating side effects

January 08, 2007 - atorvastatin), though there are many others--not only lower high cholesterol, they also appear to have a protective anti-inflammatory effect against AD.

Dr Isadore Rosenfeld's Breakthrough Health By Isadore Rosenfeld MD, page 9 There are several other statins sold by pharmaceutical firms (Lipitor,Pravachol. Zocor, Baycol, Lescol). All these lower cholesterol.

A Physicians Guide To Natural Health Products That Work By James Howenstine MD, page 223 Besides ...

Red yeast rice clinically shown to reduce cholesterol levels just as well as statin drugs

December 12, 2006 - atorvastatin (Lipitor) and fluvastatin (Lescol). However, unlike prescription statins -- which can cause adverse effects such as reduced liver function, muscle damage, depression, pain and sexual dysfunction -- the only side effects of the RYR preparations were dizziness and gastrointestinal discomfort.Red yeast rice has been used for over 1,000 years in China to improve circulation and treat indigestion and diarrhea. It is made from rice fermented by a red yeast ...

Despite the claims of the mainstream media, Lesco and other statins are not magic bullets for cholesterol

August 08, 2001 - atorvastatin (Lipitor) and fluvastatin (Lescol). Each of these can cause Myositis." This is a rare and sometimes debilitating disease in which the body's immune system chronically inflames muscle tissue, progressively weakening it. Furthermore, animal-based research studies indicate that statins like Lescol may cause cancer, according to "Worst Pills, Best Pills" by Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe MD and Larry D. Sasich. All this translates to 81 deaths linked to the five remaining ...