Statins are among the most widely prescribed medications in the world, credited with preventing heart attacks and strokes in ...

Statins: A Foundation for Heart Health, But Not Without Side Effects Statins have become one of the cornerstones of cardiovascular disease prevention. By blocking an enzyme the liver needs to produce ...

Research shows that higher fibre consumption is associated with better cholesterol levels and lower heart disease risk. Ms ...

Dr Ricardo Petraco is an internationally recognised consultant cardiologist and researcher based at Imperial College London ...

People are more worried about severe muscular problems when taking statins than they should be: Such side effects are exceedingly rare, research published Thursday in the journal The Lancet Digital ...

Statins reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, but atorvastatin and simvastatin can interact with certain medicines and grapefruit.

Researchers at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, have developed a new calculator that estimates a person's risk of developing serious muscle disorders from ...

Statins rank among the most prescribed medications worldwide, with millions taking these cholesterol-lowering drugs daily to reduce their cardiovascular risk. While these medications effectively lower ...