Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. To lower this risk, doctors prescribe statin drugs that reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the type that can ...

The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.

The life-extending advantages of these medications now proven effective even for those over 85 A groundbreaking study from a major Asian research institution has revealed that cholesterol-lowering ...

In the early Noughties, "cholesterol" became a bit of a buzzword, with campaigns and advertisements telling us we should care about it – and seek to maintain healthy levels. And although its ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my “borderline” cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...

Nov. 19, 2002 — The elderly benefit from statin therapy, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial published online Nov. 19 in The Lancet and presented on Nov. 18 at the American Heart ...

More than 30 years after the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study showed that statins save lives, their full public health potential remains unrealised. Statins are underused worldwide, and as a ...

Losing a battle you cannot see is one of the biggest challenges in medicine. And for many Americans, that quiet fight happens long before the first symptom ever appears.Doctors say a growing number of ...

"If you’ve spent any time on social media lately, you may have seen alarming posts claiming that statin medications can cause ...

Use of statins did not significantly reduce the likelihood of worsening pain among individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA), except in those who used these medications for extended periods, analysis ...

Statins are effective, safe drugs that help many people manage their cholesterol. But they also can increase your blood sugar and pose a risk of hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, if you have ...