The FDA announced a nationwide recall of over 140,000 bottles of a prescription cholesterol medication due to “failed ...

Statins are a class of medications used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood. They work by inhibiting an enzyme in the liver that plays a central role in the production of cholesterol.

Crestor (rosuvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are the top medications for lowering blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. High cholesterol (and triglycerides) occurs when the fat in your ...

Doctors often prescribe cholesterol-lowering drugs to help people stay healthy as they get older. These medicines are mainly ...

Jonathan McDonagh, a 57-year-old computer consultant in Minneapolis, Minnesota, gave up on statins years ago. He was having trouble remembering people's names. His productivity at work was dropping.

Kathryn Scott with the Louisiana Heart Hospital in Lacombe offers health information to Sharon Williams of Mandeville while Susan Gilbert of Mandeville waits for her cholestrol screening in 2008. The ...

Researchers report that only 35% of adults who are eligible to take statins for prevention of cardiovascular disease are actually using them. They said that misinformation about statins’ side effects ...

A new DNA-based therapy could cut cholesterol nearly in half—without relying on statins or causing side effects.

With statins altering the liver’s natural function, and alcohol needing to be metabolised, Dr Guttmann says that having too ...

Researchers have developed a DNA-based therapy that targets the PCSK9 gene to lower cholesterol naturally. Using polypurine ...

Millions of Americans take antidepressants. And like all medication, they come with side effects. Researchers studied 30 ...