If you have high cholesterol, there's a good chance your doctor has recommended statins to get your numbers back into a ...

SaveHealth reports on popular statin medications that lower cholesterol and cardiovascular risks, highlighting their benefits ...

High doses of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may protect patients from heart attack, but a new analysis of five previous clinical trials finds that they may also increase patients’ risk of ...

Statin dosage does not seem to affect recurrence. * THE QUESTION It's clear that high doses of statins will lower cholesterol and help prevent heart disease. But once someone has had a heart attack, ...

Among patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), statin use does not seem to be associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to new Norwegian data. People with FH are often put on ...

Two million people will be advised to boost their statin dose in order to slash their cholesterol levels under new NHS targets. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said the ...

ORLANDO, FLA. - Giving people with modestly clogged arteries very high doses of a drug to drive their cholesterol down to very low levels cut their risk of strokes and heart attacks even more ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Taking a high-dose statin to lower cholesterol may increase risk of developing diabetes by as much as 12 percent, but the heart benefits of statins still outweigh the risks, new ...

From cholesterol chemistry to muscle pain fears, this guide unpacks how statins work, who they help most, and why concerns ...

Atorvastatin is a widely used high-intensity statin but the NHS has warned that it could cause potentially dangerous side ...