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View Post: Statins May Lower Your Risk of Developing Gallstones
11 Nov 2009
In this study, the preventative benefit that statins exerted on gallstones was noted after a year or so of taking the drug. Although more studies are needed, the information appears promising -- especially for those of you at risk for ...
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View Post: Are You At Risk For Gallstones?
20 Sep 2009
Are you at gallstone risk? The experience of having gallstones unfortunately is extremely painful. The overall prospect of having to have surgery to remove the gallstones or to have the gallbladder removed is also not a really nice ...
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View Post: What Are the Main Gallstones Symptoms?
22 Nov 2009
Gallstones form in a part of your body known as the gallbladder. Before we can understand what gallstones are and the main gallstones symptoms to look out for, it is useful to have a basic understanding of what the gallbladder is. ...
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View Post: Gallstones (biliary calculi) - BlueMirroW.CoM - Bilgi ve Paylaşım ...
16 Nov 2009 by MAVI  
Gallstones are a common disorder of the digestive system, and affect around 15 per cent of people aged 50 years and over. Some things which may lead to the formation of gallstones include the crystallisation of excess cholesterol in ...
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View Post: Hopkins PodBlog: Statins and Gallstones
16 Nov 2009 by Elizabeth Tracey  
Turns out long term use of statins results in fewer folks forming gallstones and requiring surgical removal of their gall bladder. That's in the current issue of JAMA: Statin Use and Risk of Gallstone Disease Followed by Cholecystectomy ...
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