Statins: For statins, the side effects can be surprising. Some people taking these medications have been found to gain weight ...

RA: Dr Edelberg, could you please tell us more about the rare genetic mutation that leads to low cholesterol and how we came to our current understanding of this mutation? JE: Human genetic ...

Current AHA guidelines call for healthy Americans to bring LDL below 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood, while those who’ve had a heart attack or stroke are encouraged to drop LDL at least ...

Cholesterol-lowering medications, like ezetimibe, may cut liver cancer risk by 31%. Discover how this breakthrough could help ...

(Read on for more detailed information in our most recent Best Buy Drug report on use of statins in adults to lower cholesterol.) But the situation is different with children. Statins approved by ...

NHS England has okayed funding for Lojuxta, Amryt Pharma’s treatment for adults with an ultra-rare inherited condition causing extreme levels of cholesterol. Lojuxta (lomitapide) is approved to ...

What's the best way to lower them ... a decision is made whether to prescribe cholesterol-lowering medications. The most ...

Health experts have advices people to make two simple changes to their diet to lower their cholesterol levels before it gets so bad they need to take drugs like statins. High cholesterol is ...

Want to lower your cholesterol levels ... Just how much oatmeal do you need to see any change in your cholesterol? The Food and Drug Administration recommends consuming 3 grams of beta-glucan ...