What next? The common cold?! Swine Flu?

[Guest guest]

This is starting to look like desperation on the part of Big Pharma. They can't get enough people on statins? "Hey, let's tell 'em it prevents/cures pneumonia!" Only problem is that this study proved statins don't do any more for pneumonia than they do for heart disease. But they tried. See Forbes story:http://tinyurl.com/nwusruIt quotes one doctor re. the study: "As a doctor, I'm a fan of statins for what they've been proven to do: lowering cholesterol and risk of heart disease and stroke in people who've had either disease or are at risk for them," Dublin said. "But now we and some others have found that statins may have gotten some unearned credit for health benefits that they don't actually have, including preventing pneumonia." Makes you wonder what other unearned credif for what health benefits he has in mind. It sounds as if he's still a bit reluctant to give up on the heart disease myth though.

[Guest guest]

When I was a young lad, my Father would say " If something sounds too good to be

true, it generaly is. " Thats true, and the claims on statins from the medical

comunity is no exception.

So far, statins have been hailed as wonder drugs capable of saving millions from

heart disease and death. In addition claims of statins offering better cognitive

function for alzheimers patients, increasing vitamin D, lower cancer rates, and

now Pnemonia.

Sounds alot like the snake oil salesman in his horse drawn circus wagon doesn't

it?... Well it is.

Bobby

>

> This is starting to look like desperation on the part of Big Pharma. They

can't get enough people on statins? " Hey, let's tell 'em it prevents/cures

pneumonia! " Only problem is that this study proved statins don't do any more for

pneumonia than they do for heart disease. But they tried. See Forbes story:

> http://tinyurl.com/nwusru

>

> It quotes one doctor re. the study: " As a doctor, I'm a fan of statins for

what they've been proven to do:

> lowering cholesterol and risk of heart disease

> and stroke in people who've had either disease or are at risk for them, "

Dublin

> said. " But now we and some others have found that statins may have gotten some

> unearned credit for health

> benefits that they don't actually have, including preventing pneumonia. "

>

> Makes you wonder what other unearned credif for what health benefits he has in

mind. It sounds as if he's still a bit reluctant to give up on the heart disease

myth though.

>

[Guest guest]

When I was a young lad, my Father would say " If something sounds too good to be

true, it generaly is. " Thats true, and the claims on statins from the medical

comunity is no exception.

So far, statins have been hailed as wonder drugs capable of saving millions from

heart disease and death. In addition claims of statins offering better cognitive

function for alzheimers patients, increasing vitamin D, lower cancer rates, and

now Pnemonia.

Sounds alot like the snake oil salesman in his horse drawn circus wagon doesn't

it?... Well it is.

Bobby

>

> This is starting to look like desperation on the part of Big Pharma. They

can't get enough people on statins? " Hey, let's tell 'em it prevents/cures

pneumonia! " Only problem is that this study proved statins don't do any more for

pneumonia than they do for heart disease. But they tried. See Forbes story:

> http://tinyurl.com/nwusru

>

> It quotes one doctor re. the study: " As a doctor, I'm a fan of statins for

what they've been proven to do:

> lowering cholesterol and risk of heart disease

> and stroke in people who've had either disease or are at risk for them, "

Dublin

> said. " But now we and some others have found that statins may have gotten some

> unearned credit for health

> benefits that they don't actually have, including preventing pneumonia. "

>

> Makes you wonder what other unearned credif for what health benefits he has in

mind. It sounds as if he's still a bit reluctant to give up on the heart disease

myth though.

>

[Guest guest]

I noticed that the headline misleading--if you look at the actual

study, they found that it INCREASED the risk of pneumonia!

Linden

What next? The common cold?! Swine

Flu?

This is starting to look like desperation on the part of Big Pharma.

They can't get enough people on statins? " Hey, let's tell 'em it

prevents/cures pneumonia! " Only problem is that this study proved

statins don't do any more for pneumonia than they do for heart disease.

But they tried. See Forbes story:

http://tinyurl.com/nwusru

It quotes one doctor re. the study: " As a doctor, I'm a fan of statins

for what they've been proven to do: lowering cholesterol and risk of

heart disease and stroke in people who've had either disease or are at

risk for them, " Dublin said. " But now we and some others have found

that statins may have gotten some unearned credit for health benefits

that they don't actually have, including preventing pneumonia. "

Makes you wonder what other unearned credif for what health benefits he

has in mind. It sounds as if he's still a bit reluctant to give up on

the heart disease myth though.

[Guest guest]

I noticed that the headline misleading--if you look at the actual

study, they found that it INCREASED the risk of pneumonia!

Linden

What next? The common cold?! Swine

Flu?

This is starting to look like desperation on the part of Big Pharma.

They can't get enough people on statins? " Hey, let's tell 'em it

prevents/cures pneumonia! " Only problem is that this study proved

statins don't do any more for pneumonia than they do for heart disease.

But they tried. See Forbes story:

http://tinyurl.com/nwusru

It quotes one doctor re. the study: " As a doctor, I'm a fan of statins

for what they've been proven to do: lowering cholesterol and risk of

heart disease and stroke in people who've had either disease or are at

risk for them, " Dublin said. " But now we and some others have found

that statins may have gotten some unearned credit for health benefits

that they don't actually have, including preventing pneumonia. "

Makes you wonder what other unearned credif for what health benefits he

has in mind. It sounds as if he's still a bit reluctant to give up on

the heart disease myth though.