2008-07-03 Erm...

...hang on a minute. Given that objective peer-reviewed research is the only kind worth paying attention to, if I've interpreted the Lancet data correctly we've got the following scenario: Take two groups of 67 people with cholesterol levels above a particular point. Give one group statins for five years, but don't give any to the other group. During that period, no-one in the first group will experience a 'cardiovascular event', but one person in the second group will. Now divide 67 into the total number of individuals with elevated cholesterol levels and, presumably, that's the number of people who could avoid a heart attack/stroke/angina attack during that period if they DID take statins. It's a large number and I'd be very happy to be one of them, thank you very much.