Despite hype, not all statins are the same, experts say

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Clinical data has confirmed that although statins prevent heart attacks, all statins are not the same as they differ in their efficacy and produce a range of effects-both good and bad-beyond cholesterol reduction. As a result, topping the list of ill effects caused by statins is rhabdomyolysis, a potentially fatal form of muscle toxicity that seems to occur more frequently with the newer, more powerful drugs.

Diagnosis, Complications and side effects, Muscle diseases, Muscular diseases, Rhabdomyolysis, Statins

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NIH privatization push compromising science, critics warn

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Compulsion to privatize the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has lead to peer review of its grant technical assistants (GTAs) for various scientific projects. Changes in provision of grants will affect NIH's scientific mission and its daily operation.

Financial management, Management dynamics, Management, Finance, Influence, Privatization, Privatization (Business), United States. National Institutes of Health, Company business management, Company financing

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West coast US recognizes academic gender bias

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This article details several cases of alleged gender bias at universities and colleges in the US. Class action lawsuits call attention to the discrepancies in wages and promotions that impact women at academic institutions.

Analysis, Class actions (Civil procedure), Cases, Class action lawsuits, Universities and colleges, Sex discrimination against women, Discrimination in education, Educational discrimination

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