Friday

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Workout of the Day

Cindy

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
5 pull-ups
10 push-ups
15 squats

Post rounds completed to comments.

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How Well Do Statins Work? What the 'Take High Doses' Study Really Showed About Their Effectiveness

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Dr. Zoe Harcombe reviews a recent retrospective statins study published in the JAMA open network, which “set out to examine whether people who took their statins as prescribed, and people who were on stronger doses of these drugs, had fewer events associated with cardiovascular disease, like heart attacks, angina, or heart failure,” noting a variety of problems with the study’s design, reporting, and presentation of outcomes.

Read the article How Well Do Statins Work? What the 'Take High Doses' Study Really Showed About Their Effectiveness