SaveHealth reports on cholesterol medications, detailing common types like statins, their effects, and safety considerations ...

High cholesterol is one of the main risk factors for heart disease and stroke, and 86 million Americans have cholesterol levels above 200 mg/dL, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

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, ...

So, you’ve heard about statins. Maybe your doctor mentioned them, or perhaps you saw a commercial with happy, healthy-looking people strolling through a park. The big question on your mind is probably ...

Available evidence from clinical trials suggests that, compared with placebo or moderate-dose statin treatment, high-dose intensive statin therapy significantly reduces incident CV outcomes. This ...

There are a few things to know about statins to help help them work safely and effectively. This class of medications helps reduce your liver’s ability to make cholesterol, which can lower your levels ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Can you please explain what is cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein and the significance of a high HDL cholesterol value? What about non-HDL ...

YEAH, TOUGH TO CALL THAT A COOL DOWN FOR SURE HERE. MORE PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS AS A WAY TO LOWER THEIR CHOLESTEROL INSTEAD OF USING STATINS. KOAT MEDICAL EXPERT DOCTOR DR. BARRY ...

Researchers conducted a population-based, England-wide, between-subject cohort study assessing mortality and AEs associated with statin use vs non-use in patients (aged 18-100 years) with newly ...