Statin Critic Accused Of Image Manipulation In Earlier Research

A journalist who has been a frequent critic of statins has been publicly accused of scientific misconduct involving image manipulation in an earlier research paper. Maryanne Demasi is an Australian journalist who has a PhD in Rheumatology from the Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia. She has been a frequent critic of statins, a proponent of…

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Experts Question Role For At-Home Statin Intolerance Test

A small laboratory company, Boston Heart Diagnostics, has introduced and is promoting “the first and only at-home saliva laboratory developed test” that it says will help identify people who are likely to experience side effects from taking a statin. The company claims the genetic test “helps patients understand how their bodies will process a statin…

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