Medical News: Diabetes Risk of Statins Outweighed by Heart Benefit - in Cardiovascular, Dyslipidemia from MedPage Today

By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today

Statin drugs raise the risk of diabetes significantly, but the danger appeared puny compared with their cardiovascular benefits, researchers found in a meta-analysis.
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