Bogota Free Planet CommentsShould You Fly Over That Big Gaping Hole?Posted by Dr. Gifford Jones on Aug 18, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs, CLDs A picture is often worth a thousand words. One recently caught my eye. The picture shows a small plane circling a huge active volcano. A passenger says, “Let’s take a closer look at the volcanic crater”. The pilot replies, “We can’t, it’s not worth the risk”. And a recent report similarly questions whether the mass consumption of cholesterol-lowering drugs (CLDs) is worth the risk. Dr. Jim Wright is Director of The Therapeutic Initiative. It’s a British Columbia organization that aids doctors in evaluating drugs. It concluded that cholesterol-lowering drugs may be doing more harm than good in the attempt o prevent heart attack. More...Post a Comment to: Dr. Gifford JonesNext entry: The Triple A Disease That Can Kill Previous entry: Research in a London pub Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of bogotafreeplanet.com. Please don't assume that Bogota Free Planet agree with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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