side-effects – Zoë Harcombe

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Medications Newsletter

PCSK9 Inhibitors & Statins

April 11, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 34 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

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Medications Newsletter

Three revelations about statins

October 12, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 1 Comment 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

Medications Newsletter Public Health

A GPs view of mass medication

July 13, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Cholesterol, medications, member, NICE, QOF, side-effects, statins

Following this story last week, I am delighted to say that we have a GP writing this week’s note to

Blood Pressure Medications Newsletter

Polypharmacy – time to cut drugs!

May 18, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments blood pressure, Department of Health, medications, member, mortality, QOF, side-effects

On May 13th (2015), an excellent initiative was launched with an article in the BMJ. The authors were: Dr Aseem

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Medications Special Reports

Worried about cholesterol and/or statins

March 24, 2015December 23, 2016 Zoë 131 Comments Cholesterol, cholesterol blood test, dietary fat, high cholesterol, LDL, normal cholesterol levels, side-effects, statin side-effects, statins, vitamin D

The vast majority of comments I get on my blogs are about cholesterol and/or statins. I find myself saying the

Medications Newsletter

Mass medication and the real choice to be made

December 15, 2014August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, medications, member, NHS, side-effects, tamoxifen

Last week, a report by the Health and Social Care Information Centre was published. It was widely reported by the

Newsletter Obesity Surgery & Meds

Fancy swallowing a gastric balloon?

January 27, 2014August 2, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments BMI, gastric balloon, member, Obesity, side-effects

Gastric balloons were the big story last week. I was just setting off for a couple of days away (January

Side-effect alert for all statin users

November 9, 2009October 18, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments Cholesterol, LDL, medications, side-effects, statins

At last, new health warnings are to be issued about statins. Can you believe that more than 6m adults in