Statins protective against Parkinson's: More evidence

Anything to keep prescriptions of statins going. Your doctor should be getting Neurology so ask him/her about it.
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Further evidence that statin use is associated with a reduction in risk of Parkinson's disease has come from a population study conducted in Taiwan [1].

The study, published online July 24, 2013 in Neurology, was led by Dr Yen-Chieh Lee (Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan).

In a large population of statin users, researchers found a lower risk of Parkinson's in those who continued taking lipophilic statins compared with those who discontinued, having reached their cholesterol goal.

Authors of an accompanying editorial conclude: "For those who have to be on statins, it is a comforting thought that there is a potential added advantage of having a lower risk of Parkinson's disease and possibly other neurologic disorders as well" [2].