Statins reduce vascular events in all age groups, including people older than 75 years, according to the results of a new meta-analysis from the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' Collaboration. "There ...

AHA: Engineered Tomatoes Can Deliver Oral apoA-I Mimetic Statins increase the risk of developing diabetes, but only in individuals already at risk of the disease, and the benefits of statins in the ...

Although taking potent statins may increase blood sugar levels for some people, their benefits may outweigh risks when managing cholesterol.

The life-extending advantages of these medications now proven effective even for those over 85 A groundbreaking study from a major Asian research institution has revealed that cholesterol-lowering ...

A scientific statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) stated that the benefits of statins outweigh its risks, as they were associated with a low risk of adverse effects. The review was ...

Doctors often prescribe statins for people with high cholesterol to lower their total cholesterol and reduce their risk of a heart attack or stroke. While statins are highly effective, they have been ...

Statins should continue to be used only for the prevention of cardiovascular disease events and not for reducing the risk of other clinical outcomes outside the cardiovascular realm, according to the ...

A study published in the British Medical Journal has linked the use of statins with some pretty serious side effects, but experts at the British Heart Foundation stress that the benefit of these drugs ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Statin use after pediatric heart transplant does not improve outcomes. Statin use after transplant varied widely ...

If you’re one of the 12 million Americans now taking a cholesterol-lowering statin drug, you know the benefits. Your cholesterol undoubtedly has dropped, as has your risk of dying from a heart attack ...

A large observational study has shown no benefit from statin therapy for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) or all-cause mortality in nondiabetic adults aged 75 and ...

An American Heart Association scientific statement on statin treatment concluded that most adverse effects from the drugs are not serious enough to warrant discontinuing them. Statins can have a ...