The life-extending advantages of these medications now proven effective even for those over 85 A groundbreaking study from a major Asian research institution has revealed that cholesterol-lowering ...

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 ...

New cholesterol guidelines emphasize the impact of healthy choices earlier in life. Here's how to improve heart health in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my “borderline” cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...

Nov. 19, 2002 — The elderly benefit from statin therapy, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial published online Nov. 19 in The Lancet and presented on Nov. 18 at the American Heart ...

Cardiologists now say adults as young as 30 at increased risk of heart disease should consider taking medication to lower cholesterol. What does that mean for you?

Future Cardiol. 2009;5(1):1-4. That leaves extrapolation from secondary prevention women's results to support primary prevention statin use, yet the risk profiles for women in the two groups obviously ...

Statins are effective, safe drugs that help many people manage their cholesterol. But they also can increase your blood sugar and pose a risk of hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, if you have ...

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Use of statins did not significantly reduce the likelihood of worsening pain among individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA), except in those who used these medications for extended periods, analysis ...

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 ...