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Old 07-11-2007, 01:28 PM #1
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Default Statins may increase risk of ALS
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/559283

WSJ Reports on Possible Interaction Between Statin Use and Development of ALS
from Heartwire — a professional news service of WebMD


Michael O'Riordan




New York, NY - Data analyzed by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the Wall Street Journal, have identified an association between those taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs and the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, but experts are not convinced yet that the risk is real [1].
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