Written by Megan N. Freeland, PharmD, RPh | Reviewed by Joshua Murdock, PharmD Updated on March 31, 2022 from Good Rx Key takeaways: Statins are first-choice options to lower cholesterol levels. Statins can also help lower heart-related risks, like heart attack and stroke. While statins are effective medications, they can cause muscle pain and other...
By Naomi Thomas, CNN Updated 10:33 AM ET, Mon August 29, 2022 Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side effects, including muscle pain. However, for more than 90% of patients on statins who experience muscle pain, the statin is not the cause of...
by Wolters Kluwer Health Credit: CC0 Public Domain Resistance or strength training protects against the development of muscle pain in mice—and does so by activating androgen receptors, reports a basic science study in PAIN, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The study supports the role of testosterone and male...
UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN THE FACULTY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES 600,000 Danes take medicine containing statins. Statins lower the cholesterol level and thus helps prevent cardiovascular disease and blood clots. But there is a different side to the coin. Treatment with statins may also have negative side effects, some of which are so severe that...
COVID-19 may not be just one disease, but six distinct types, a new British study claims. Each type differs in severity and in the need for respiratory support during hospitalization, the researchers added. Cough, fever and loss of smell are the usual symptoms of COVID-19, but the range of symptoms can include headaches, muscle pain,...
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY Cardiovascular disease (also called heart disease) is one of the most common medical conditions older adults face. In nursing homes, almost half of all older adult residents have been diagnosed with problems affecting the heart and/or blood vessels. In spite of this, we know...
A study from McMaster has found a potential mechanism explaining why some people who take drugs to lower their cholesterol develop sore, aching muscles. The use of statin drugs to significantly lower cholesterol, and ultimately reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, has become widespread and large-scale studies suggest that nearly half of Americans and a...
by Tamara Bhandari, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis A previously unknown autoimmune muscle disease involving sudden onset of debilitating muscle pain and weakness has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The syndrome easily could be mistaken for other muscle diseases that require different treatment, so the findings are expected to help physicians treat patients appropriately, the researchers said....
