Crestor (rosuvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are the top medications for lowering blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. High cholesterol (and triglycerides) occurs when the fat in your ...

Statins are medications that have saved millions of lives by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart attacks and ...

Although taking potent statins may increase blood sugar levels for some people, their benefits may outweigh risks when managing cholesterol.

Statins have transformed heart health, saving millions of lives by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But for many patients, these drugs come with a troubling ...

Statins lower cholesterol, reduce inflammation and may be responsible for saving thousands of lives. Should everyone be taking the wonder drug? In the latest study investigating the side effects o ...

Decades of research have established statins as a safe treatment to effectively lower cholesterol and improve health outcomes. Most people take these drugs without any adverse effects. However, like ...

Researchers studied over 28,000 patients in Massachusetts and found three in 10 stopped taking statins after experiencing side effects, which were presumed to be due to the drugs. Some 8.5% of them ...

Kathryn Scott with the Louisiana Heart Hospital in Lacombe offers health information to Sharon Williams of Mandeville while Susan Gilbert of Mandeville waits for her cholestrol screening in 2008. The ...