Dr. Barry Dworkin

New U.S guidelines for statin use for everyone over 40 needs careful consideration of risks vs benefits and is certainly not for everyone

Health Headlines Commentary for November 15, 2016

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Source:

New statin guidelines: Everyone over 40 should be considered for the drug therapy

Background:

The secret reasons why statins may not be as useful as we think

Statins for everyone over 40? What patients need to think about before filling that prescription

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