Many Patients On Cholesterol Meds Stop Treatment

Published on Thursday 13 November 2008 - 15:11

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While statins have been shown to cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes, about half of patients quit taking the medicine after a year. One recent study shows that people stop statins for two...
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