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Sat Sep 6

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Fri Sep 5

• Liver-Damaging Effects of Cholesterol Drug Zetia Hidden by Merck, FDA Documents Reveal
• Open Access is the only way to go. In the interim, make sure that important papers of public interest are open to the public.: "The drug companies control clinical trials from beginning to end, including setting up the questions in a way that tends to make their products look good -- e.g. testing them against placebo instead of the established treatments they will compete with, using too little of the competing drug so it seems ineffective, or using too much so their product seems to have fewer side effects, or, as in the case of ezetimibe, looking only at surrogate end points with very short follow-up periods; suppressing unfavorable results by not publishing them at all, or writing articles in a way that puts a positive spin on them; exaggerating favorable results in publications; building financial relationships with researchers so they stand to get rich if the results are favorable, and will promote the use of the drugs in lectures and presentations; and influencing practice guidelines.&qu ot;
• We need a change of heart on statins - Telegraph

Thu Sep 4

• Cholesterol lowering drug 'increases risk of cancer by 50 per cent' - Telegraph
• Kaneka Q10 supplements: Combining Statins and CoQ10
• Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?: Research suggests that, except among high-risk heart patients, the benefits of statins such as Lipitor are overstated
• Junkfood Science: "Doctor do I really need this drug?" Uncertainty and best judgements in cholesterol drugs

Wed Sep 3

• Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?
• BBC NEWS | Health | Cholesterol drug cancer warning

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