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 ...

Statins can help reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke. (Getty Images) About 86 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol, a condition that raises the risk for heart disease and ...

Q. My doctor prescribed a medication for my high cholesterol, but I got some muscle aches and stopped taking the drug. What should I do now? A. Your doctor probably prescribed what we call a statin, a ...

BARCELONA, Spain—There is only a very small risk of developing muscle symptoms with statin therapy, and the majority of muscle-related side effects that are reported are not attributable to the ...

For the first time, an international group of experts has issued recommendations to doctors about how to distinguish between true side effects caused by statins that have been prescribed in order to ...

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 ...

Intolerance to statin therapy appears to be much lower than previous data suggest, with researchers reporting that less than one in 10 patients are unable to tolerate the guideline-recommended, LDL ...

Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side effects, including muscle pain. However, for more than 90% of patients on ...

Statins lower cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, and improve overall heart health. In the late 1970s, researchers found that a substance called mevastatin, isolated from a ...