Dr. Jon Hallberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Medical Director at the University of Minnesota. He is a regular medical analyst on MPR's All Things Considered. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Jon Hallberg)
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Dr. Jon Hallberg: Cholesterol medications may not work as makers claim
by Tom Crann, Minnesota Public RadioJanuary 31, 2008
St. Paul, Minn. — Do cholesterol drugs do any good? It is a provocative headline in this week's edition of Business Week magazine. The cover article calls into question whether the drugs actually provide the benefits associated with them.
Lipitor, and other drugs like it, reduce low-density lipoproteins (LDL). But, even though the statin drugs get rid of bad cholesterol, the question is whether the medications prevent heart attacks.
MPR's Tom Crann talks to regular medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg.
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