statins – Zoë Harcombe

Children's Health Cholesterol Newsletter

Statins for children

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 Zoë 4 Comments Cholesterol, familial hypercholesterolemia, heart disease, member, mortality, statins

I was particularly horrified by headlines last week e.g. “Up to 56,000 children may get statins, say scientists” (Ref 1).

Medications Newsletter

Statins: at what age?

August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 Zoë 7 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cholesterol, CVD, member, NICE, statin guidelines, statins

1st August 2017 would have been a confusing day for anyone reading all the UK papers. The Telegraph front page

Cholesterol Diabetes Newsletter

Statins, PCSK9s, diabetes and heart disease

March 20, 2017March 21, 2017 Zoë 10 Comments Diabetes, heart disease, member, PCSK9, statins

There were two interesting statin stories this week. On Friday March 17th 2017, the front page of the UK Express

Newsletter Public Health

Review of 2016

December 31, 2016August 6, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments biggest loser, blood glucose, blood pressure, BMI, calories, childhood obesity, Children, dietary guidelines, dieting, eatwell guide, exercise, familial hypercholesterolemia, food labels, heart disease, HPCSA, HRT & Breast cancer, Mediterranean diet, New Year Resolutions, Obesity, painkillers, PCSK9s, Professor Tim Noakes, Public Health Collaboration, red meat, SPRINT, statins, sugar, types of fat, UK diet, Vegan, vitamin D, weight loss, whole grains, World Milk Day

These are the topics that I’ve researched and blogged about this year: January New Year Resolutions – how to be the

Academic Research Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

The Lancet Statin Study

September 12, 2016September 19, 2016 Zoë Harcombe 2 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cholesterol, conflict of interest, CTSU, member, statins

On Friday 9th September 2016, an article was published in The Lancet with a quite extraordinary editorial. The full article

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Mediterranean Diet better than statins?

August 29, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë Harcombe 15 Comments heart attacks, heart disease, Mediterranean diet, oily fish, statins, strokes

My August Bank Holiday Monday (29/8/2016) kicked off with an interview on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the day’s headline:

Cholesterol Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

The computer says “take statins”!

May 16, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë Harcombe conflict of interest, death rates, exercise, member, QRISK2, smoking, statins

The shock story of last week broke on 11th May (2016). The UK GP magazine, Pulse, reported that The Medicines

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

PCSK9 Inhibitors & Statins

April 11, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë Harcombe 32 Comments Cholesterol, cholesterol lowering, HDL, PCSK9, PCSK9 inhibitors, repatha, side-effects, statins

Statin side effects pave the way for son of statins… Introduction In May 2014, two doctors were maliciously attacked

Newsletter Public Health

Review of 2015

December 31, 2015February 8, 2018 Zoë Harcombe 0 Comments 3500 calorie theory, anorexia, breastfeeding, british nutrition foundation, Butter, cancer, Capetown LCHF conference, change4life, CHD, chocolate, Cholesterol, Coca-Cola, Cochrane, DAA, dementia, Diabetes, diet injections, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, dieting success, doctor in the house, exercise, food groups, georgia davis, healthy lifestyle, high protein diets, Horizon, HRT & CVD, jennifer elliott, katie hopkins, low fat vs low carb, meal frequency, menstruation, nuts, Obesity, orthorexia, pain, pleasure, polypharmacy, portion sizes, pregnancy, prozac, SACN carbohydrates report, saturated fat, south african dietary guidelines, statins, sugar in fruit, sugary drinks, takeaways & obesity, vitamin D

These are the topics that I’ve researched and blogged about this year: January Katie Hopkins: My Fat Story. Controversial British

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Medications Newsletter

Three revelations about statins

October 12, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë Harcombe 0 Comments Cholesterol, medications, member, side-effects, statin side-effects, statins

I posted last Monday’s note about National Cholesterol Month as a blog and it has already been shared more than

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