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Abandoning drugs that eliminate harmful cholesterol is considered harmful

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According to research at Queen Mary University of London, patients who stop taking cholesterol-lowering drugs lose the protection they provide to their heart. Scientists say this is because the primary benefits of these cheap pills don't show up until later in life. About 8 million Britons and 32 million Americans take statins daily to treat heart problems caused by high blood pressure. But about half of the patients are believed to stop taking the drug because of its side effects. These disadvantages include muscle aches, digestive problems and headaches. The study's lead author, Dr. Rungu Wu, from Queen Mary University, said that stopping treatment without a doctor's advice is not a wise decision. Statins are a combination of drugs that prevent the liver from making harmful cholesterol. An increase in bad cholesterol over time can lead to hardened and narrowed arteries and heart disease, which is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Doctors prescribe statins f...

World Lipid Day: High cholesterol in Pakistan has become epidemic, experts say

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the disease of cholesterol has become epidemic in the country 80% of newly diagnosed diabetic patients in Pakistan have been found to have high cholestero l Rate of heart disease among the people in Pakistan between the ages of 20 to 30 and 30 to 35 is increasing due to unhealthy lifestyle Leading health experts in Pakistan have warned that the disease of cholesterol has become epidemic in the country, as a result of which the number of sudden deaths due to heart attack among the youth is continuously increasing. Speaking at a press conference on the occasion of World Lipid Day 2022 at a local hotel in Lahore, the country's leading health experts announced the launch of the National Lipid Program and said that an awareness campaign would be launched across the country under this program. He said that by checking the lipid profile of young people, they would also be given advice on how to avoid heart disease and stroke. He also announced the establishment of a heart disease preven...