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February 21, 2008
More Statin controversy
I have never followed the business news but this commentary from AAPS gives some hope. The business and even news people are beginning to understand the difference between relative and absolute risk reduction.
The question still remains: is an absolute risk reduction of 1% (which I would challenge) worth the risk of the medicines?
But the bigger question is not even asked: Is an attempt to reduce this one risk by this 1%, in light of the thousands of other risks we daily face, tantamount to idolatry?
| By Robert Maddox | 02:03 PM
Comments
Zetia medicator here. Should I save my dollars and that of my insurance company and begin dosing with Vitamin D?
How many statins are in a six-pack. Is it still safe to drink beer?
Respectfully,
B. Angel
Posted by: Beer Angel at March 25, 2008 02:21 PM
Zetia medicator here. Should I save my dollars and that of my insurance company and begin dosing with Vitamin D? How many statins are in a six-pack. Is it still safe to drink beer?
Respectfully,
B. Angel
Posted by: Beer Angel at March 25, 2008 02:24 PM