I'm going to stick my head above the parapet to throw a few bricks at some of
the tosh which has been written on this subject.
There is NO evidence that expensive ssssnake oil will have any effect whatsoever
on this lady's life expectancy.
I'm just long enough in the tooth to recall the wonderful things which were said
of atromid and the shambles when some actual EBM appeared. The evidence *is*
clear about the benefits of statins in the middle aged. This lady has shown she
can live very well with a high cholesterol. How about treating the patient not
the cholesterol??
Why are folk so keen to fill her up with expensive unproven stuff (I emphasise
unproven at *her* age) . She knows very well how to live with a high
cholesterol. Why do we wish to give her stuff to take the knots out of our
nappies????
Tom (Fx rumble rumble)
sounds of lid being closed on flame proof ICBM shelter.
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