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Continuing use of statins may reduce risk of delirium in ICU patients

February 11, 2014

Continuing statin therapy in patients already on this therapy is associated with a lower daily risk of delirium in ICU patients, according to a study in the American…

Risk/benefit ratio for statins

August 13, 2015

A study in the American Journal of Physiology—Cell Physiology highlights the importance of weighing risk with benefits when considering statins as a preventive measure. Read more and read the…

Statins and Parkinson’s disease

June 15, 2017

Use of statins is associated with a higher risk for Parkinson’s disease, according to a study in Movement Disorders. Objective Using a large U.S. claims database (MarketScan), we…

Statins lower prostate cancer recurrence

March 11, 2011

Men with high-risk prostate cancer who take statin drugs while receiving radiation therapy are less likely to have their cancer return than patients who don’t take statins according…

Study reveals no link between statin use and cognitive decline

December 3, 2019

A new study offers insight into a question that’s plagued healthcare for some time: Does an association exist between statin use and cognitive decline? (more…)