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THE TIMES, , 2013, facebook.comRimesnorthshore PAGE 2
Health
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Statin Risks Expand
By DR. RANDOLPH HOWES M.D., PhD
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Longtime medical columnist for The Ponchatoula Times, the
author is an accomplished surgeon, medical inventor, and Country music recording
artist. Dr. Howes grew up on his parents' Ponchatoula strawberry farm. He is a
graduate of St. Joseph, Ponchatoula High School, Tulane - two doctorates, followed
by a residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in plastic surgery• He says he is "re-
tired" now in Kentwood.)
Please remember that all medications have risks. So, we must
continue to follow the data indicating possible harm from popu-
lar medications, such as the cholesterol-lowering statins (,
atorvastatin; Crestor, rosuvastatin; Zocor, simvastatin; Mevacor
and Pravachol).
Statins are multibillion dol-
lar drugs and are taken by over
seventy million Americans.
Cholesterol studies have been
confusing and the data has fre-
quently has been contradictory.
According to Dr. Joseph Mer-
cola DO, one in four Americans
over the age of 45 are now tak-
ing a daily cholesterol lowering
statin drug.
This is despite the fact that
there are over 900 studies prov-
ing their adverse effects, which
includes everything from mem-
ory loss, to muscle problems to
diabetes and increased cancer
risk.
The Japanese Lipid Inter-
vention Trial of 47,000 simvas-
tin treated patients found that
the highest death rate was in
those whose cholesterol levels
were below 160 mg/dl.
Another study of 12,000 Jap-
anese showed that every 34 mg/
dl drop in blood cholesterol was
associated with a 21% increased
risk of overall mortality.
Surprisingly, the famous
Framingham study found that
higher cholesterol levels were
associated with increased mor-
tality before the age of 50 but
after this age cholesterol levels
in men and women showed no
relationship with cardiovascu-
lar disease or total mortality
and for every 1 mg/dl per year
drop in cholesterol levels, there
was a 14% increase in cardio-
vascular death and an 11% in-
crease in overall mortality over
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Dr. Howes
the followingl8 years.
And, several studies have
found that higher cholesterol
levels are predictive of increased
survival and greater longevity
in the older age groups.
The Prospective Study of
Pravastatin in the Elderly at
Risk (PROSPER study) ex-
amined patients aged 70 to 82
with cardiovascular risk factors
or documented cardiovascular
disease and did not show a de-
crease in mortality secondary to
lower cholesterol levels.
A 2013 British Medical Jour-
nal (BMJ) article found some
powerful statins could increase
the risk of diabetes by 22% com-
pared with weaker drugs.
A new study by UK scien-
tists suggests statins may
cause memory impairment and
a Canadian study published in
BMJ found that some statins
may increase type 2 diabetes
risk, with patients taking Lip-
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the highest risk. A recent US
study published in JAMA Oph-
thalmology suggested statins
raised cataract risk and there
is evidence that some medica-
tions can interact with Mevacor
and increase the risk of muscle
damage.
In the America that I love,
a 2012 FDA report also cited
• Fest
FROM PAGE ONE
gaged in but since the price was
high by 1868 standards it must
have been either a substantial
building, a profitable business,
or both.
James and Rachel went out
of business for a time, selling
for $3,500 the store, the hotel,
and related land on East Pine
Street in January 1867 to John
E. Hudson and Amos Morrison,
both then of New Orleans.
The Tuckers maintained a
mortgage of the properties and
for unstated reasons, but prob-
ably lack of financial success,
Hudson and Morrison sold the
properties back to James and
Rachel in June 1868.
Ponchatoula was abuzz with
excitement in March 1869
when the property belonging to
Ponchatoula's founder James B.
Clarke was to be placed up for
auction. The Livingston Parish
sheriff arrived at the traia de-
pot, which was the closest thing
to a public building in the town,
and began auctioning the prop-
erty amounting to about 90% of
the Town of Ponchatoula.
Since this event was of great
• Boat
FROM PAGE ONE
enthusiasts, the classics of the
water will meet the classics
of the road at the Classic Car
Cruise-In, which is expected
to attract over one huradred
antique and classic cars from
across the region.
The Wooden Boat Festival
kicks off with Maritime Mnia,
the patron party featurin; the
band Twilight, an open ba] and
plenty of delicious food from
area eateries.
The Pirates of the Tchefancte
themed party, presented by
Davie Shoring, will be held on
Friday, October 11, from 7:30
to 10:30 p.m. at the Maritime
Museum. General admission
tickets cost $75 per person or
$125 per couple. Only a lim-
ited number are available. The
highly-coveted tickets to this
popular bash are available on
a first-come, first-served basis
and can be purchased by calling
the Maritime Museum at (985)
845-9200. Visa and MasterCard
are accepted. Maritime Mania
guests are encouraged to dress
like pirates or nautical chic.
Daily admission to the festi-
val on October 12-13 is $10 per
person, $5 for seniors over 65,
and free for children under 12
and uniformed military person-
nel. With paid daily festival ad-
mission you gain access to the
Maritime Museum as well as
festival entertainment. Free off-
site parking and shuttle service
will be available from the Sam's
Club Parking lot on Stirling
Blvd. in Covington. Limited
free parking is available at the
Maritime Museum as well.
The Lake Pontchartrain
Basin Maritime Museum is
open Tuesdays through Sat-
urdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and
Sunday, 12-4 p.m.
For more information about
the 2013 Wooden Boat Fes-
tival, call the Lake Pontchar-
train Basin Maritime Museum
at (985) 845-9200.
Every year since 199(, St.
Tammany Parish, Louisana,
hosts a tribute to the aand
crafted wooden boats that nade
Louisiana's maritime htory
and culture unique. Hunlreds
of boats will line the barks of
the Tchefuncte River as over
30,000 attendees enjoy vood-
en boats, music, activities and
Cajun cuisine.
The Wooden Boat Yesti-
val funds the dynamic eluca-
tional programs of the Lake
Pontchartrain Basin Maritime
Museum and restoration f the
Tchefuncte River Lighthouse.
If you would like information
about becoming a sponsor,
please contact the museum
at (985) 845-9200.
some instances of memory loss,
forgetfulness and confusion
with statin use; thus, the FDA
will be changing statin warning
labels. Please remember that
cholesterol is necessary to make
sex hormones, vitamin D, brain
cells, and enzymes that digest
food. And finally, some statin
studies have shown significant
heart-patient benefits.
community interest it is highly
likely that James and Rachel
Tucker walked across Pine
Street to the depot to watch the
auction. James and Rachel did
not win any bids on the lots of-
fered for auction, which included
lots adjacent to their store and
hotel lands in Square 41. The
bulk of the Town of Ponchatoula
was purchased by Ezra F. Hoyt
of New York and stayed in the
hands of Northern investors for
another 20 years.
In May 1869, the town gov-
ernment of Ponchatoula was re-
organized with Thomas M. Ak-
ers serving as mayor and James
Tucker as one of the town alder-
men. James Tucker had served
as the town treasurer during
the war under Mayor Calvin I.
Bradley's administration but
there are no known records con-
cerning the governance of Pon-
chatoula throughout the war or
in the years immediately fol-
lowing the conflict.
Ponchatoula and Louisiana
went through the Reconstruc-
tion process, beginning in Pon-
chatoula in 1865 and ending in
1877. Federal troops seem to
have been briefly in Ponchatou-
la but the closest army garrison
was a company of infantry en-
camped in Amite.
When Ponchatoula's govern-
ment was again reorganized in
1872, James Tucker was on the
town council and could very well
have served during the entire
1869-1872 period. The existing
town records begin in 1872 and
include some significant gaps
even after that date. James
Tucker served as the town trea-
surer in 1877, a position he had
held 15 years earlier during the
war. His service as treasurer
continued well into the 1880's.
He also served again on the
council in 1887 and 1888 when
he was well advanced in age.
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