New research from Oxford offers reassurance regarding statin use. While muscle aches are common, severe muscle damage linked to these cholesterol-lowering drugs is exceptionally rare, affecting less ...

RIYADH — The Ministry of Health stated that cholesterol-lowering drugs, including Statin, are approved both internationally and locally by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA). These medications ...

High cholesterol is one of the biggest risk factors for heart disease and stroke, two of the leading causes of death around ...

Cholesterol-related heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, and while doctors have more tools than ever ...

Scientists created a tool to help doctors predict a patient’s risk of severe muscle problems from taking a statin.

Poor cholesterol levels, particularly high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, can be harmful because they ...

Take a look at the product insert for a statin and you'll see a long list of side effects. The majority of them, a new study suggests, are likely exaggerated. Despite their widespread use, many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Check your medicine cabinet. More than 140,000 bottles of a commonly prescribed statin have been recalled due to "failed ...

An alternative drug to statins could help control potentially deadly cholesterol, say scientists. Researchers have discovered how high cholesterol levels dismantle the liver's defenses — and how the ...