statins – Longrider

Er, What?

February 12, 2024 Longrider 16

Some people. Indeed, sometimes, I am reminded that I am surrounded by stupid. My GP wants me to go on statins even though I am […]

Just Say No

October 19, 2023 Longrider 7

Statins. They are dished out like sweeties, yet have some nasty side effects, which is why I have flatly refused them each time the GP […]

Cui Bono

January 14, 2023 Longrider 3

Medicate everyone, why not? About 15 million more people in England could be prescribed daily cholesterol-lowering statin pills to cut their risk of heart attacks […]

Statin Island

July 18, 2014 Longrider 11

Plans to medicate millions of healthy people is to go ahead. Doctors have been told to offer cholesterol-lowering statins to millions more people in a […]

Medicating the Healthy

June 11, 2014 Longrider 7

There is a backlash developing against the tendency to medicate a healthy population. But in a letter to NICE and ministers, the experts expressed concern […]

No, Thanks.

March 10, 2014 Longrider 5

Following the debacle of my medical exam at the end of last year, I now find that I am in the risk group that NICE […]