Thread by @holmanm

1/7 For more than 30 years a controversy has raged between the pharmaceutical industry, the health services and independent doctors & scientists over the use of Statin drugs. It affects the health of millions of members of the public who are increasingly confused by conflicting

2/7 arguments over the safety and efficacy of Statin drugs which are already prescribed for over 7 million people in the UK alone.

Geoffrey Galley (a scientist and entrepreneur) stepped into the middle of this seemingly unsolvable dispute and provided us with a remarkable

3/7 solution which should be equally attractive to those on both sides of the argument. Instead of accepting what would be an unmanageable adjudication of the vast body of scientific and technical information underpinning the case made by each side, he proposes an INDEPENDENT

4/7 Retrospective review of the state of health and level of survival of a significant number of individuals who have been treated with STATINS over a period of between 10 and 20 years as compared with individuals with the same initial risk factors as Statin takers

5/7 who have NOT received the treatment. I back him every inch of the way, and YET:

This book was given to every member of the UK Parliament. I wonder how many read it ? Nothing has been done, and, if they had followed the science they could have saved millions of lives,

6/7 and saved the NHS £ billions.

I highly recommend his book “The Statin Controversy and how to resolve it”. What worries me most is - NOBODY IS LISTENING !

7/7 If we had a retrospective review, I’m certain that the body count (in terms of cancer & autoimmune disease) for those prescribed Statins would be far far higher than those who weren't. Statins don't prevent CVD, they just hasten your chances of dying from something else.