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 ...

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

Many people stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins because they experience muscle aches, weakness, and fatigue. A new study by Columbia researchers now suggests that at least for some people, the ...

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

Statins have been transformative for many individuals, by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart problems and stroke. But statins can also cause muscle weakness and pain and in some cases ...

Your doctor has suggested you give statins a try to help lower your cholesterol levels, but you're worried about the side effects like muscle pain. And you wouldn't be alone. Roughly 34 percent of ...

Cholesterol-lowering statins do not in fact cause muscle pain, despite a long-standing reputation that has discouraged many from taking the life-saving medication, researchers reported Thursday.

Statins have transformed heart health, saving millions of lives by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But for many patients, these drugs come with a troubling ...

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.