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  2. Older adults over age 70 should consider taking statins ...

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    Statins are linked to better health outcomes in older adults over the age of 70 with or without previous cardiovascular disease, a new study finds. ... Research shows that statins may benefit ...

  3. Women and Statins: What You Need to Know about Managing ... - AOL

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    A recent study by the National Center for Health Statistics revealed that a higher percentage of women 20 and older have high total cholesterol than men in the same age group, and the rates ...

  4. Why Women are Less Likely to be Prescribed Cholesterol ...

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    The study authors reported that for people younger than 60, 65% of women and 79% of men received cholesterol-lowering medication after diagnosis. Three years later, 52% of women and 78% of men ...

  5. Statin - Wikipedia

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    A 2013 Cochrane review found a decrease in risk of death and other poor outcomes without any evidence of harm. [4] For every 138 people treated for 5 years, one fewer dies; for every 49 treated, one fewer has an episode of heart disease. [11] A 2011 review reached similar conclusions, [25] and a 2012 review found benefits in both women and men ...

  6. United States Preventive Services Task Force - Wikipedia

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    Citing rising rates of breast cancer diagnosis and substantially higher rates among Black women in the United States, the task force recommends screening mammograms every two years beginning at age 40. This recommendation applies to all cisgender women and all other people assigned female at birth who are at average risk for breast cancer. [15 ...

  7. Ezetimibe/atorvastatin - Wikipedia

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    Ezetimibe/atorvastatin (trade names Liptruzet, Atozet) is a cholesterol lowering combination drug.In the United States, it was approved in May 2013, by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients with primary or mixed hyperlipidemia as adjunctive therapy to diet. [1]

  8. Statins are Effective Even for People Over Age 75, What ... - AOL

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    Statins appear to be effective at preventing cardiovascular disease and death in older adults, according to new research. Most clinical trials evaluating statins have not included people 75 and ...

  9. Pravastatin - Wikipedia

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    Like all statins, pravastatin works by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, an enzyme found in liver that plays a role in producing cholesterol. [5] Pravastatin was patented in 1980 and approved for medical use in 1989. [6] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [7] It is available as a generic medication. [5]

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