Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Zocor (simvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are both statin drugs, which are ...

Most statin drugs are FDA-approved for children and teens under age 18, but only if they have a genetic condition that cause extremely high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol. Yet in 2009 ...

Statins may also decrease inflammation in arteries, and help raise "good" cholesterol, (high-density lipoprotein or HDL) levels. Our recommendations about who should consider a statin to lower ...

Current AHA guidelines call for healthy Americans to bring LDL below 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood, while ...

The importance of treating patients with established ischemic heart disease (IHD), and those at high risk of developing cardiovascular heart disease, regardless of cholesterol level, was being ...

People with high cholesterol taking statins have a higher prevalence of glaucoma than those with elevated cholesterol but not ...