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

The reason statins are so widely prescribed is because they work. They’re often prescribed as the first level of defense.

Feb. 1 -- Statins just might be the latest wonder drugs — though they're nothing new to doctors and pharmacists. ABCNEWS' Dr. Tim Johnson takes a look in Good Morning America's House Calls. For years ...

Cholesterol-lowering statins such as Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) are among the most widely ...

Cholesterol-lowering medicines are some of the most commonly prescribed, effective drugs. But to influencers on TikTok, they're the enemy. The cholesterol-lowering drug Simvastatin. Like other statins ...

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DALLAS, TX – The use of statins appears to be associated with an increased risk of musculoskeletal injuries, including an increased risk of dislocations, strains, and sprains, according to a new ...

Statins work like a vigilant janitor: they block an enzyme in the liver that produces cholesterol, much like a janitor might simply turn off a leaky faucet to prevent a room from flooding. Statins are ...

Investigators led by Elisa Pose, MD, PhD, a research fellow in the Liver Unit at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, randomly assigned 237 patients with advanced, mostly ...