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[rosemountbomber]

This discussion popped two thoughts into my head.

First, the extension of life by some drugs (here we are talking V and CVD) for some of those being treated (yes no drug helps 100% of those treated) might mean an increased longevity which would then mean those subjects contracting some other condition (thinking things like AD, cancer, etc.) costing more money than just dropping dead from a HA.

Secondly, I'm not sure we can ever eradicate all conditions and hence extend life indefinitely. There is not a single species I am aware of that has never died. It is basically the definition of life. Species are most viable (strength, can't find the words I'm looking for) around the time they are able to procreate. After that it is downhill. Most of this is of course buried in DNA replication (errors build up over time) and telomere shortening, and a whole bunch of biology that I can't really understand, but suffice to say that something is going to get us someday.

[Jasbg]

Not at all sure - you are right here. The fact alone - that statins are are far more prescribed does not in itself prove anything.

How much do statins reduce CV risk?
NICE estimates that under this new recommendation, on average, for every 1,000 people with a risk of 5% over the next 10 years who take a statin, about 20 people will not get heart disease or have a stroke because they take a statin.12. jan. 2023

Contrary Vascepa - there are extensive side effects taking statins - to the level of actually making people chronically feeling sick.

https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/have-the-benefits-of-statins-been-overstated

In our study, published in Jama Internal Medicine, we found that the absolute risk reduction from taking statins was modest compared with the relative risk reduction.