Discover Enlicitide, a new daily pill for genetic high cholesterol (HeFH). A recent trial shows it lowers bad LDL cholesterol ...

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One dose of an experimental drug cover offer lifetime treatment for people with high cholesterol, but its long-term safety is ...

For some people with high cholesterol, making lifestyle changes and taking routine cholesterol-lowering statin medications may not be sufficient in helping them reach their target cholesterol levels.

Using a high-dose statin with ezetimibe significantly reduces levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol, increasing a person's chances of reaching healthy levels by 85%, researchers found. Adobe stock/HealthDay ...

B O S T O N, May 16 -- Under guidelines issued Tuesday by the National Institutes of Health, the number of people who can benefit from taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs nearly triples. This is ...

Adding Amgen's cholesterol drug Repatha to standard therapy reduced major cardiovascular events by 25% for at-risk patients ...

For some people with high cholesterol, making lifestyle changes and taking routine statin medications may not be sufficient ...

For most people on statins, completely avoiding certain foods isn’t necessary. In general, you can enjoy most foods in moderation while taking these cholesterol-lowering medications. That said, there ...

These drugs promise faster results with fewer side effects, and in some cases, reversal or slows the disease progression.

Several lots of the cholesterol medication atorvastatin were recalled after failed dissolution tests, according to the FDA.

Dr. Granger answers the question: 'Medications To Avoid Using With Statins?' — -- Question: What medications should I avoid taking with statins? Answer: Statins are very effective drugs, but just ...