Dr. Barry Dworkin

Cholesterol-lowering statins are associated with cataracts but causality cannot be proven and absolute risk increase is 0.5%

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 29, 2015

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Source:

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs raise risk of cataracts, new study suggests

Reference:

Statin Use and Risk for Cataract: A Nested Case-Control Study of 2 Populations in Canada and the United States

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