Caroleen’s Treasures

A blockbuster medicines taken by 30 million people around the world, Crestor, has a new risk factor which is protein associated inflammation. Taking the statin Crestor, also known as rosuvastatin, slashed the risk of heart attack by more than half in nearly 18,000 people with increased levels of the protein called high-sensitivity C-reactive protein(CRP). The drug reduced the chance of stroke and the need for a stent – a mesh tube propping open the heart’s blood vessels — by nearly 50 percent. It also said it lowers the risk of death by 20 percent. The drugs reduce heart attacks and strokes according to previous work on statins but don’t increase life span or better its quality. Many people are up for Crestor lawsuit.