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Association of Cardiovascular Health Metrics and Mortality Among Individuals With and Without Cancer

Journal of the American Heart Association

For each participant, American Heart Association Life's Essential 8 cardiovascular health metrics of health behaviors (diet, physical activity, nicotine exposure, and sleep) and health factors (body mass index, non–high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure) were obtained.

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What is corruption – and why does it matter so much?

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

As far back as 2009, the long-time editor of the New England Journal of Medicine wrote these words. Try publishing a paper suggesting that cholesterol lowering is a waste of time, when the market for cholesterol lowering drugs is worth hundreds of billions. Primarily because new ideas threaten profit. So, good luck with that.

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The legal case – naming a few names

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

I, Dr Malcolm Kendrick, with or without other co-conspirators, would be accused of spreading misinformation about cholesterol and statins. The hypothesis that a raised cholesterol level causes heart disease [atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)] is possibly the single most powerful idea in medicine. With thousands dying.