http://www.cmellc.com/geriatrictimes/g040618.html
explains mitochondrial damage in the elderly from statins.
Statins and the heart: 2009 study showing effects on heart muscle:
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/...heart-function
Also this is interesting... a "new" name for statin muscle symtoms?
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/new...gia-rheumatica
The elderly are now being diagnosed with this condition today.
In Europe the first links to interstitial lung disease was found a couple of years ago ..but US lagged in reporting. Here is a 2012 paper from US about it:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22246178
and
http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/conten....201108-1574OC
Something to think about if you are a smoker.
More on pulmonary fibrosis: The statistics are amazing!
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/02/22/i...ce-by-doctors/
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