Statins are a type of medicine that help lower cholesterol levels in the blood. They are commonly given to people who have ...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A meta-analysis of multiple trials has left the medical world and patients concerned about statins and whether or not their benefits are worth their potentially harmful side ...

When they first came on the pharmaceutical scene in the early 2000s, cholesterol-reducing “statins” were pegged as “the wonder drug,” allowing those at with, and at risk for heart disease to keep ...

Heart doctors are capturing images of the inside of heart arteries, helping them watch plaque respond to cholesterol drugs in ...

Statins treat high cholesterol but they can also make you lethargic. April 14, 2009 — -- More than 13 million Americans use statins to treat high cholesterol and improve heart health. But these ...

As we reach a certain age, many of us begin reaching for our pill bottles, as well as a nice glass of red. With more than 10 million people in England now eligible for statins, the cholesterol ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Naples “Federico II” has found that people with lower levels of LDL ...

O nce upon a time, cholesterol was simple. This molecule, it was proclaimed, came in two varieties: an artery-clogging “bad” ...