I have some homework reading, set Teacher Chuck, to carry out in the interests
of research into this.
I'll report back.
Chris
On 7 Feb 2013, at 19:06, "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> There were studies announced a year of so ago the results of which were that
> Statins, and perhaps general lowering of Cholesterol did not contribute to
> longevity. I decided then and there, if prescribed, I would pass.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Whitmire
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:54 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Statins, was Re: Reverse adapter - mount MFT lens on FT?
>
> My doctor and I have had numerous discussions about statins because I have
> Type II diabetes, and some medical authorities recommend we Type Twoers take
> statins as a matter of course. So far I have refused and he has bucked his
> own superiors' recommendations because my overall cholesterol hovers in the
> 155 range, and my good and bad are well below those lines which must not be
> crossed. Something's going to get me eventually, but it won't be
> cholesterol. (My father expired of a massive heart attack at age 67 while
> carrying in his pocket a set of lab results similar to mine.)
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On Feb 7, 2013, at 1:57 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> You probably know this already, but all my medical students (students I
>> teach but who are studying to be doctors) are inculcated with the idea
>> that statins are a wonder drug, a putative "polypill" that all males over
>> 50 should be taking as a matter of course.
>>
>> I wonder who put that idea about . . . ?
>
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