A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness. Researchers found that certain statins can latch onto a key muscle protein and ...

Statins are prescription drugs for lowering cholesterol levels to normal. While some of these decrease your low-density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol by even 50 per cent or more, they also help your ...

Statins are the go-to medications for lowering "bad" LDL cholesterol, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and ...

Millions take statins like atorvastatin to lower LDL cholesterol, but doctors warn that persistent muscle pain should never ...

High cholesterol is one of the most common and manageable risk factors for heart disease. Millions of adults are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...

New research suggests statins may protect adults with type 2 diabetes regardless of how low their predicted heart risk appears. In a large UK study, statin use was linked to fewer deaths and major ...

A pharmacist has shared the key early side effect of atorvastatin that can occur within the first few days of taking the ...