Statins work as well for women as men: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite doubts raised by some studies, a new research review suggests that cholesterol-lowering statins offer as much protection for women as for men. In an analysis of 18 clinical trials, researchers found that overall, statins cut the risk of heart attack, stroke and death to a similar degree in both men and women. Those odds were lowered by 19 percent in women, and ...

Statins Equally Effective in Women and Men

MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are equally effective in men and women, a new study finds.

Statins Just as Effective in Men and Women

Statins are just as effective in lowering cholesterol in women as they are in men, a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds. According to HealthDay News, both males and females who took the drugs were able to reduce their heart attack risk by about 20 percent. The research contradicts previous assumptions that statins were more beneficial in men....

Mark Hyman, MD: Why Women Should Stop Their Cholesterol-Lowering Medication

Treating risk factors like high cholesterol is misguided. We must treat causes -- what we eat, how much we exercise, how we handle stress, our social connections and environmental toxins are all more powerfully linked to creating health and preventing disease than any drug on the market.

Study Finds Women Benefit From Statins

Who benefits more from cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins – men or women? Turns out, they both benefit.