Guest guest Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Life-Saving Health Briefs By The People's Chemist Author Over-The-Counter Natural Cures Free chapter at www.thepeopleschemist.com ___________________________________ Warning: Some Health Briefs may shock and even anger you. Feel free to forward. ___________________________________ Bias among Statins Drug Trials Women of all ages as well as elderly men and women have been bamboozled into taking cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins) to prevent heart disease. All statin drug trials from 1990 to 1999 suffered from age and gender bias. The statin drug trials were mainly conducted using middle-aged men, and did not study the effects among women, children, and the elderly or ethnic groups. Among these studies were 4S, CARE, LIPID, EXCEL, REGRESS, PREDICT, ACAPS, AFCAPS, WOSCOP, KAPS. There were 19 studies in total. The General Accounting Office (GAO) of the United States Government has recognized the bias and stated: " The trials generally have not evaluated the efficacy of cholesterol-lowering treatment for several important population groups, such as women, elderly men and women, and minority men and women. Thus, they provide little or no evidence of benefits or possible risks for these groups. " ___________________________________ This is not medical advice. Medical diagnosis and treatment is constrained by law to be the monopoly of state licensed practitioners. Shane Ellison holds a Masters degree in organic chemistry and a Bachelors in biology and chemistry. His experience in drug design and synthesis afforded him a wealth of knowledge in the areas of natural medicine and therapeutic nutrition. He is not a doctor. In fact, he has never even read Gray's Anatomy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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