Statins are considered safe and effective, but they may not be right for everyone to lower cholesterol.

The FDA said that over 140,000 bottles of the Lipitor generic potentially failed to meet "dissolution specifications." ...

What are statins, and should you be taking them? In this clear and concise video, a cardiologist explains everything you need to know about statins in just 10 minutes — how they work, who they’re for, ...

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

There are currently eight statins available in the U.S. They’re super safe and very cheap, says C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, ...

It's a drug used by nearly half of seniors to lower heart risk, and a lower-cost alternative to a widely used brand name.

The Ministry of Health, in coordination with the General Authority of Media Regulation, has detected the spread of misleading ...

A new medication—the combination of an already approved drug with a new unapproved one—can cut down the level of bad or LDL cholestewhen statins do not work. According to a new phase 3 trial conducted ...

Alot of people take statins. I do—and I’m grateful, because my cholesterol is in a healthy range. But a simple, low-cost CT scan might reveal I don’t actually need the medication. That could be true ...