To understand decision-making in the context of longterm preventive medication, we explore the way "deciding" articulates with household medication practices and other everyday routines. Taking statins as a case study, we use qualitative data from interviews with 34 participants in the UK who had...
Prescribed for:Colesevelam (Welchol) is used to treat high blood cholesterol levels, especially high levels of LDL cholesterol. It does not lower cholesterol as much as the statin class of drugs, but when used in combination with a statin, it lowers cholesterol levels further than the statin a...
It’s better known as CoQ10 and it’s an essential compound or enzyme that every body needs. That’s why it actually is found naturally occurring in the body! It is essential for daily function but also has some great benefits besides helping your body with mere survival. That’s why so...
Others were non- adherent to a statin because it was the only medicine they took at night, and adherence improved once it was moved to morning administration. Indeed, an important revelation from MYMEDS was how many patients had two or even three different medicine administration times each day...
For example, commonly prescribed statin drugs, which are used to treat cholesterol, can cause muscle and joint pains along with numbness or tingling in the extremities. Verapamil, which is used to treat high blood pressure and chest pain also has been reported to cause back pain in a small ...
5: Masks work– Not true.Masksare pointless because healthy people don’t spread disease. Seeing masks around us every day, reinforces the fear. It is purely a psy-ops tactic to keep everyone terrified. Fear ruins critical thinking and aids social control. Politicians admit that the policy ...
Taking medicine daily was captured by a single item: “Do you take any medicine every day (excluding vitamins, minerals, omega-3 fatty acids, herbal medicine and other equivalent products)?” which was answered with “yes” or “no”. Willingness to take health risks was assessed by the que...
More patients taking statins indeed reportedmemory lossin the 30-day period after first taking the drugs, compared to non-users, the study found. The same, however, was found with the nonstatin LLDs. "Either it means that anything that lowers cholesterol has the same effect on short-term m...
Black people in redlined neighborhoods face higher risks for heart failure As a result, the report suggests that statin therapy does more than reduce LDL levels; it also reduces the immune activation and inflammation that puts HIV-positive people at risk for heart disease in the first place. An...
ostreatus (15 gm/day) to be administered orally for the 8 week trial period. Lipid levels were drawn every two weeks to assess efficacy. Safety assessments included self-reported incidence of muscle aches and measurement of liver and muscle enzymes. Mean within-person change in lipid levels ...