The reason statins are so widely prescribed is because they work. They’re often prescribed as the first level of defense. This isn't to say that they’re the only way to get your cholesterol levels ...

With statins altering the liver’s natural function, and alcohol needing to be metabolised, Dr Guttmann says that having too ...

The debate continues as to whether or not statins have effects other than those that lower lipids that may provide additional cardiovascular benefits. An array of proposed pleiotropic effects have ...

Almost half of Americans ages 40 to 75 and nearly all men older than 60 qualify to consider cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under new heart disease prevention guidelines, an analysis concludes. It’s ...

Statins do not appear to cause muscle pain, despite many patients citing the side effect. The cholesterol-lowering drugs are widely prescribed to prevent heart attacks and strokes in at-risk ...

Millions of people are prescribed statins to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease, but many would rather take supplements... Statins vs. supplements: New study finds one is 'vastly ...

People with genetic variants that naturally help them have lower cholesterol also have a lower risk of dementia. For those without these genetic variants, use of cholesterol-lowering drugs could ...

DALLAS, TX (updated) – Women, even those without evidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, should be treated with statin therapy if their baseline risk justifies use, according to one expert ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Do statins cause dementia? Millions of patients in the U.S. take the medication to help lower cholesterol levels. Some researchers have raised the question of whether that type of drug ...

Scientists do not fully understand what causes the chronic neurodegenerative disease Alzheimer's, but they are examining a ...