Statins are a class of drugs which are effective in lowering cholesterol levels. The entire name for statins is HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.
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Cholesterol Lowering With Statins
Contains a systematic review of the topic, results of trials, and an explanation of what the trials show. - Cholesterol Lowering With Statins
http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band121/b121-2.html
Crestor (Rosuvastatin Calcium)
Adding CRESTOR® (rosuvastatin calcium) to a healthy diet has been proven to cut bad cholesterol in half. CRESTOR can even raise good cholesterol. - Crestor (Rosuvastatin Calcium)
http://www.crestor.com
Subtitled "what you haven't beentold about popular cholesterol-lowering medicines," this article digs into the author's claim that hypercholesterolemia is an "invented disease" which has no outward symptoms. The article explains how statins work and lists possible bad effects from them. - Dangers of Statin Drugs
http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/statin.html
Harvard Medical School: Statins
Dispenses information about what statins are, the benefits of them, side effects, and guidelines for taking them. Also discusses what alternatives are available for those who cannot or wish not to take statins. - Harvard Medical School: Statins
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtPrint/WSIHW000/8775/23591.html
Medical News Today: What Are Statins
This article, deemed the editor's choice, dispenses details about how statins work, what the side effects are, and what conditions they are effective in treating. - Medical News Today: What Are Statins
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/8274.php
Aetna InteliHealth's offering answers questions such as the benefits of taking statins are, the guidelines for taking them, ans what the alternatives are. - Should You Take Statins?
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8775/23591.html