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Simvastatin Results

posted by Carolyn on 04 Nov 2009 at 1:25 pm

I have been reading your articles about Parkinson's for some time since my son-in-law has been under treatment for a couple of years now. I am going to send him this article. But, I remembered that I am taking Since I have been taking Simvastatin for cholesterol problems for some time now. I am wondering if they will in some way protect me from developing Parkinson's?


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Progression Of Parkinson's Disease May Be Prevented By Widely Used Cholesterol-Lowering Drug

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Simvastatin Reduces The Risk Of Parkinson's Disease
posted by Dr. Kali Pahan on 06 Nov 2009 at 11:57 am
Yes, you are right. Researchers reported 60 to 70% risk reductions for each individual statin except pravastatin. Please see the following link:
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/70/16_Part_2/1418

Among all statins examined, simvastatin is associated with a strong reduction in the incidence of Parkinson's disease. Please see the following link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17640385

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