Respiratory distress: overventilation leads to death - The common practice of overinflating the lungs to treat acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is called into question by a new report. ...

Muscle weakness with statins deserves a black-box warning - Two correspondents - in WDDTY vol 12 no 11 and vol 13 no 3 - reported muscle weakness after taking simvastatin. Statins block the body’s synthesis of...

Cox-2 inhibitors - The COX (cyclooxygenase)-2 inhibitors, also known as ‘selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs’ (NSAIDs), have long been touted as being safer...

I also have muscle weakness from cholesterol-lowering drug - Re the Case Study in WDDTY vol 12 no 11, I too have had problems with simvastatin. I am 40 years old and have familial high cholesterol.

Cholesterol drugs cause muscle abnormalities - Statins, commonly used to treat high cholesterol levels, may also cause symptoms of muscle tenderness and weakness.

Epilepsy - A large body of opinon believes food allergy underlies the para-epilepsies-narcolepsy and cataplexy-disorders with sudden sleep attacks and sudden mus...

Statins: the other downsides - In addition to suppressing CoQ10 and possibly causing CHF, the major side-effects of statins include muscle pain and weakness (myopathy), liver and ki...

Atkins diet - The good news, and the bad - If you're on the Atkins diet, the good news is that you will probably lose weight in the first six months or so. The bad news is that you could start...