All-cause mortality – Page 2

234. Fat and Cholesterol Don’t Cause Heart Attacks: And Statins Are Not The Solution

December 14, 2016

This is the title of a book just published, which describes and explains the science that justifies the conclusion (1). Equally important, it tells the story of why and how health professionals have been actively promoting a false premise that has caused ill-health and suffering on a unprecedented scale. The book consists of a series […]

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232. Duane Graveline RIP

December 9, 2016

The death was announced recently of Dr Duane Graveline, who established the Spacedoc website (1). Dr Graveline was a qualified MD and spent a period of his working life as an astronaut. During this time he was treated with statins and as a consequence developed various illnesses, which left him disabled. His website is an

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230. Statins: Expert Witness, Judge and Jury

December 5, 2016

The recent spat between the BMJ and The Lancet about statins must leave the ordinary members of the public in a complete state of confusion. If the leaders of the medical professions cannot agree, what chance is there for the non-specialist? Essentially the key issue is the costs/benefit equation, which relate to the advantages and

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225. Another Nail in the Cholesterol Coffin

September 14, 2016

The “Lipid Hypothesis” Are you worried about your blood cholesterol (TC) level? For many it is a fact of life (and death) that if you have a high TC level this means an increased risk of dying from heart disease. Hence it follows that steps should be taken to lower it in order to reduce

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222. More about the History of the “Cholesterol” Issue.

July 19, 2016

It is becoming increasingly obvious to anyone who examines the scientific literature with an open mind that the justification for cholesterol-lowering simply does not exist. So I have been digging into the background to try to find out how it all originated. Although the work of Ancel Keys stimuated interest in cholesterol, it was a

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215.The Shaky Foundations of the Case for Statins

April 28, 2016

Currently there is widespread use of statins which is justified on the grounds that those who receive regular treatment will have a reduced risk of developing heart disease. Ideally there should be thorough evaluations which demonstrate the extent of the benefits as well as comprehensive knowledge of the adverse side effects which may arise. However

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179. CHOLESTEROL AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY

July 29, 2015

A comprehensive review on the role of cholesterol in health and a critique of the use of statins has recently been published by a team of Japanese researchers (1). This pulls together information from a range of different sources. The focus is on all-cause mortality because fundamentally that is the key parameter most people understand

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144. More about Statins: The Jupiter Trial

December 24, 2014

One of the commonly used statins is rosuvastatin, which has the brand name Crestor and is produced by AstraXeneca. It was evaluated in the trial known as JUPITER, which has been subject to considerable criticism (1). In a review of several key aspects, Michel de Lorgeril and colleagues concluded that the results of the trial

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83. NICE Work If You Can Get It!

June 20, 2014

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recently proposed new guidelines for the treatment of healthy people with statins. If the new guidance is confirmed it will mean offering statin treatment for the primary prevention of CVD to people who have a 10% or greater 10-year risk of developing CVD. As a

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