Statins: the only safe dose to reduce muscle weakness risk - Doctors firmly believe cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are a good thing. But too much of a ‘good thing’ can harm you – and even kill you, say scien...

Coenzyme q10 could slow parkinson’s - The nutritional supplement coenzyme Q10 could slow the progress of early-stage Parkinson’s.

Statins: Green tea and Q10 counter worst effects - Thousands of people stop taking their cholesterol-lowering statin medication because of the drug’s debilitating side effects, such as pain and muscle...

Coenzyme q10 therapy benefits impaired children - Two recent case reports show that coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) therapy can be an effective treatment for rare, previously untreatable respiratory chain d...

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...

Acute respiratory distress: long-term muscle weakness after hospital t - Survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may breathe easier after being in hospital, but a Canadian study shows that persistent muscle...

Statins: Are they the great drug con? - Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are some of the most widely used in the world, with annual sales in the USA alone of $15.5bn – and they may also be...

Wisdom teeth and statin drugs - Q-I have been advised by all the dentists I have consulted, even a 'holistic' one, to remove all my wisdom teeth, although they have not given me prob...