Around 200 million adults worldwide use statins, making them one of the most prescribed drug classes on the planet. If you or ...

Crestor and Lipitor are statins that help lower cholesterol and triglycerides. Crestor is approved to reduce plaque in ...

NHS guidelines urge those taking statins to stop their medication and seek medical assistance should they notice any of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Statins are ordinarily prescribed to those with dangerous levels of "bad cholesterol." (Getty Images) (Peter Dazeley via Getty ...

LONDON (Reuters) - People using cholesterol-lowering statins have a higher risks of liver dysfunction, kidney failure, muscle weakness and cataracts and such side effects of the drug should be closely ...

If you're over 50 and taking statin drugs—or your doctor just handed you a new prescription—you're in very good company. More ...

"Statins are a well-studied medication that are used to reduce the 'bad' cholesterol in the body," explains Dr. Sirisha ...

Q: I started a cholesterol-lowering statin drug a few months ago, and now it seems like my muscles are always sore. How can I know if it’s the statin, the normal aches of aging or something else? A: ...

Research associates sertraline and other antidepressants with high cholesterol levels. Eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and maintaining a moderate weight may help people manage ...

Federal health officials Tuesday added new safety alerts to the prescribing information of statins, cholesterol-reducing medications that are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the world, ...

Nexlizet (bempedoic acid/ezetimibe) can cause side effects ranging from mild to serious. Examples include mouth pain, constipation, and urinary tract infection (UTI). Nexlizet is prescribed for adults ...

Researchers used tiny DNA-based molecules to cut levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol by nearly 50% in animal models. This was done without the side effects that are often linked to statins.