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Posted on May 27, 2004, 4 p.m.
By Bill Freeman
Adding to the long list of side effects of statin drugs, a charge was made by Dr. Golomb that statins may "hamper the brain's performance and trigger other serious problems." She is leading an independent clinical trial to find out what harm statins may be doing. CBS talks of "mind boggling effects" of the statin drugs and relates the story of Jim Matthews, who found himself reeling "struck by cognitive chaos and confusion".
Adding to the long list of side effects of statin drugs, a charge was made by Dr. Golomb that statins may "hamper the brain's performance and trigger other serious problems." She is leading an independent clinical trial to find out what harm statins may be doing. CBS talks of "mind boggling effects" of the statin drugs and relates the story of Jim Matthews, who found himself reeling "struck by cognitive chaos and confusion". Amid polemics over the statin drugs' safety, both Britain and the US put some of the statins on free sale as over-the-counter drugs, apparently to relieve the immense strain these drugs are causing on public health spending....
