Guest guest Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 http://snipurl.com/55jc9 [www_naturalnews_com] Massive Push Under Way to Put Healthy People on Statin DrugsHealth Ranger comment: Get ready for another statin drug roller coaster ride: A new, fraudulent study that's about to be announced at the upcoming AMA meeting claims statin drugs reduced deaths and heart attacks in healthy people who didn't even have high cholesterol! The upshot of all this? Big Pharma is now pushing for everyone to be on statin drugs whether they need them or not! Heck, why not just call it "Uncle Bob's Magic Snake Oil" and be more honest about this quackery? Disease Mongering has gone so far overboard that it no longer even requires a disease!From Online.wsj.com: Paul Ridker, a Harvard cardiologist also at Brigham who headed the study, and his colleagues have estimated that in the U.S., as many as 30 million people fit the enrollment criteria; even more-modest numbers would mean a potentially huge new market for statins. Already-published details of the study suggest that many patients achieved LDL levels in the 50s or lower -- far lower than guidelines now recommend for even the highest-risk patients.... moreRelated Articles:• Healing foods beat statin drugs for lowering high cholesterol• Vioxx only the beginning; antidepressants and statin drugs are medication timebombs• FDA panel says no to over-the-counter statin drugs; will the recommendation stand?• Treating high cholesterol? Statin drugs can cause devastating side effects• Statin drugs expose patients to dangerous, debilitating side effects• Medical fraud alert: cholesterol lowering statin drugs save zero lives, says comprehensive research published in JAMA• Statin drugs worthless for routine use in healthy adults, study suggests• Did Statin Drugs Cause Senator Ted Kennedy's Brain Tumor?• If prescription drugs are so good, where are all the healthy drug takers?=====In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»§ - PULSE ON 21st CENTURY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE! §Subscribe send email to: - «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤» Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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