X-Message-Number: 23748 From: "Basie" <> References: <> Subject: Atorvastatin or policosanol Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 13:05:37 -0500 In spite of the claims that are made statins reduce heart disease because of its anti- inflammatory effect and not because of its cholesterol and lipid lowering effect. The statins are no better than aspirin. That is why the they never compare statins with aspirin. Don't waste your money! Basie Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=23748