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A leading researcher on cholesterol-lowering statin drugs has accused critics of misleading the public about the dangers of taking them.
Prof Sir Rory Collins said two critical articles published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) were flawed.
But BMJ editor Dr Fiona Godlee said they were well researched.
The drugs are already offered to about seven million people in the UK who have a one-in-five chance of heart disease in the next decade.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says the scope for offering this treatment should be widened to people with as low as a one in 10 or 10% risk to save more lives.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26695948
Prof Sir Rory Collins said two critical articles published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) were flawed.
But BMJ editor Dr Fiona Godlee said they were well researched.
The drugs are already offered to about seven million people in the UK who have a one-in-five chance of heart disease in the next decade.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says the scope for offering this treatment should be widened to people with as low as a one in 10 or 10% risk to save more lives.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26695948