Can Statins Prevent and Treat Infection?

Results from a new meta-analysis suggest that the pleiotropic effects of statins are useful in the treatment and prevention of different infections, including bacteremia, pneumonia, and sepsis

Our pooled adjusted estimate from observational studies suggests that patients who have infections Dr Imad Tleyjeh (King Fahd Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and colleagues in the October…

Simvastatin Lowers Portal Pressure

Simvastatin is effective in lowering portal pressure and improving liver perfusion in patients with cirrhosis, according to findings published in the May issue of Gastroenterology

“Simvastatin improves liver generation of nitric oxide and hepatic endothelial dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis, so it could be an effective therapy for portal hypertension,” Dr. Jaime Bosch, of the…

Statin Improve Mortality

Statin therapy after a first stroke reduces the 10-year risk of recurrent stroke, a new study has shown Statin use also reduced the risk of mortality, even after adjustment for potential confounders, such as blood-pressure control, report investigators.

Given the global burden of cerebrovascular disease, which affects almost all population groups, the…

Statins My Used For Prostate Cancer

As Statins used for treatment  and lowering cholesterol level also new study show that it hase some benift in reducing prostate cancer, also prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels.

But a new study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital finds that statins also can lower PSA levels in…

Benefit for Statins in Rheumatic Valve Disease

A new retrospective echocardiography study has shown, for the first time, that statins might reduce the progression of aortic-valve stenosis caused by rheumatic heart disease

Dr Francesco Antonini-Canterin (Ospedaliera S Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone, Italy) and colleagues report their findings in the May 19, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

The…