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Elevated cholesterol level is a risk factor of developing the coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, heart attacks, one of the leading causes of death in America. Lowing cholesterol level has thus become an important measure in preventing CHD and heart attacks. Western Medicine pharmaceutical drugs for high cholesterol treatment usually have many side effects. The pharmaceutical drug's side effects information can be obtained by searching the drug's name at Google or Yahoo. Lipitor Side Effects Lipitor is a product of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical company Pfizer. According to http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/atorvastatin_ad.htm, Lipitor has several dozen side effects as follows: The following adverse events were reported, regardless of causality assessment in patients treated with atorvastatin in clinical trials. The events in italics occurred in ³2% of patients and the events in plain type occurred in <2% of patients. Body as a Whole: Chest pain, face edema, fever, neck rigidity, malaise, photosensitivity reaction, generalized edema. Digestive System: Nausea, gastroenteritis, liver function tests abnormal, colitis, vomiting, gastritis, dry mouth, rectal hemorrhage, esophagitis, eructation, glossitis, mouth ulceration, anorexia, increased appetite, stomatitis, biliary pain, cheilitis, duodenal ulcer, dysphagia, enteritis, melena, gum hemorrhage, stomach ulcer, tenesmus, ulcerative stomatitis, hepatitis, pancreatitis, cholestatic jaundice. Respiratory System: Bronchitis,rhinitis, pneumonia, dyspnea, asthma, epistaxis. Nervous System: Insomnia, dizziness, paresthesia, somnolence, amnesia, abnormal dreams, libido decreased, emotional lability, incoordination, peripheral neuropathy, torticollis, facial paralysis, hyperkinesia, depression, hypesthesia, hypertonia. Musculoskeletal System: Arthritis, leg cramps, bursitis, tenosynovitis, myasthenia, tendinous contracture, myositis. Skin and Appendages: Pruritus, contact dermatitis, alopecia, dry skin, sweating, acne, urticaria, eczema, seborrhea, skin ulcer. Urogenital System: Urinary tract infection, hematuria, albuminuria, urinary frequency, cystitis, impotence, dysuria, kidney calculus, nocturia, epididymitis, fibrocystic breast, vaginal hemorrhage, breast enlargement, metrorrhagia, nephritis, urinary incontinence, urinary retention, urinary urgency, abnormal ejaculation, uterine hemorrhage. Special Senses: Amblyopia, tinnitus, dry eyes, refraction disorder, eye hemorrhage, deafness, glaucoma, parosmia, taste loss, taste perversion. Cardiovascular System: Palpitation, vasodilatation, syncope, migraine, postural hypotension, phlebitis, arrhythmia, angina pectoris, hypertension. Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders: Peripheral edema, hyperglycemia, creatine phosphokinase increased, gout, weight gain, hypoglycemia. Hemic and Lymphatic System: Ecchymosis, anemia, lymphadenopathy, thrombocytopenia, petechia. Postintroduction Reports Adverse events associated with LIPITOR therapy reported since market introduction, that are not listed above, regardless of causality assessment, include the following: anaphylaxis, angioneurotic edema, bullous rashes (including erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and toxic epidermal necrolysis), rhabdomyolysis, and fatigue. Pfizer's New Cholesterol Drug To reduce the Lipitor's side effects, Pfizer has been developing a new cholesterol drug -- Torcetrapib, which was regarded as the most important experimental drug of Pfizer company. Pfizer had hoped clinical trial would show that people taking the combination of Torcetrapib and Lipitor would be significantly less likely to suffer deaths or heart problems than those taking Lipitor alone. However, the clinical trials showed the opposite: In clinical trials, 51 patients died in taking Lipitor only, and 82 people died in taking the combination of torcetrapib and Lipitor. The new drug turn out to be having more severe side effects than Lipitor. Neither Lipitor nor Torcetrapib is safe. As a result, in December 2006, Pfizer was forced to abandon the clinical trial of Torcetrapib. ACMA Treatment for High Cholesterol In contrast to Lipitor etc. pharmaceutical drugs, the ACMA treatment for high cholesterol is natural and has no side effect. On March 22, 2006, ACMA received a patient with chief complaint of high cholesterol. Her blood test results done on March 15, 2006 were:
She started high cholesterol treatments at ACMA since March 23, 2006. She did not take any other treatments during the CHM treatments at ACMA. After more than two months CHM treatments at ACMA, her blood test results performed on June 1, 2006 were: The cholesterol level has decreased by 129 points in more than 2 months. Besides above efficacy, the patient has not experienced any side effects during the CHM treatments at ACMA. Comparing with the chemical drugs treatments for high cholesterol, the patient is very satisfied with the results she received from the CHM treatments at ACMA. Related links:
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