FDA review finds increased risk of muscle damage, kidney failure. June 9, 2011 — -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended limiting high doses of a widely prescribed ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A large study suggests that lowered levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes in high-risk patients, but the trial dashed long-standing hopes that ...

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 ...

What is simvastatin used for? Simvastatin is commonly used to lower bad cholesterol levels (LDL-C) and fats (triglycerides) in the blood. It also increases good cholesterol levels (HDL). Improving ...

First with Mevacor and then Zocor (simvastatin), Merck pioneered the statin class of lipid lowering drugs and, in doing so, changed the practice of medicine. Before the availability of statins, no one ...

Despite price cutting measures taken by Merck to keep Zocor competitive, generic versions of Zocor (simvastatin) that became available during the last week of June have already captured 49% of new ...

New data raise the question of whether statins increase cardiovascular or cerebrovascular hospitalizations in dementia, but ...

To lower your cholesterol naturally, Harvard Medical School says to cut out certain fats, back down on sugar and grain intake, and increase your fruit and veggie intake. But when lifestyle changes ...

June 26 (Reuters) - Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are just as effective for women as for men in preventing heart problems in people who have already had a heart attack or stroke, according to a ...