Poor cholesterol levels, particularly high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, can be harmful because they contribute to the development of at ...

A new study suggests that statins may activate inflammatory "danger signals" inside muscle cells, leading to weakness and muscle loss in susceptible individuals.

If your doctor has prescribed a statin to help lower your cholesterol, you're in good company - and you may have heard ...

ATLANTA -- The vast majority of people correctly identified their own need for a statin using a web tool and took the drug appropriately without a prescription, according to an actual use study, ...

The discovery may explain why some people experience side effects from statins and could lead to future therapies that make ...

New research from Oxford offers reassurance regarding statin use. While muscle aches are common, severe muscle damage linked to these cholesterol-lowering drugs is exceptionally rare, affecting less ...

Some supplements can "interfere" with how statins work ...

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 ...

High cholesterol is one of the biggest risk factors for heart disease and stroke, two of the leading causes of death around ...

Pittsburgh doctors on Thursday hailed government approval of a highly effective anti-cholesterol pill that had previously ...