Acute respiratory distress: long-term muscle weakness after hospital t

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...

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...

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.