Korean women who stopped taking statins before pregnancy did not show increased maternal cardiovascular risk. In fact, they tended to have a lower risk of stillbirth and low birth weight. A study on this finding was published in the journal Circulation. The article also mentions long-term exposure to forest fire. Includes a report on the death of a vascular surgeon-inventor. It also deals with the use of beta-blockers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). MedPage Today summarizes these topics.