MedWatch: FDA Analysis Shows Cholesterol Lowering Medications Do Not Increase the Risk of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s analysis provides new evidence that the use of statins does not increase incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.” The analysis was reported on Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. Read more from the FDA.

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