If you're one of the 71 million Americans Johns Hopkins Medicine says are living with high cholesterol, you likely have a lot ...

Updated cholesterol guidelines could make more than half of adults ages 30 to 79 in the United States eligible for statins.

The debate continues as to whether or not statins have effects other than those that lower lipids that may provide additional cardiovascular benefits. An array of proposed pleiotropic effects have ...

Patients who need to lower their cholesterol will soon have a powerful new option. On Thursday, the Food and Drug ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Almost all listed side effects for statins are not caused by the drugs, making them far safer than previously thought, a major ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research suggests that the majority of side effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the medication itself.

(Aging Untold) — Statins are the most effective lipid-lowering medications for most people with high cholesterol, according to the American Heart Association, but a cardiologist says the drugs are not ...

Unhealthy cholesterol levels are a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. When lifestyle changes like diet and exercise aren't enough to lower cholesterol, medications can help. A new ...