There haven’t been many studies about starting statins in people as old as you. However, I can tell you that an 84-year-old ...

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 ...

Although these cholesterol medications are some of the safest and most effective, they can come with unwanted side effects. We asked a doctor to explain.

Statin drugs are some of the most commonly prescribed medications in the world. They are used to lower cholesterol and reduce ...

Structures of ApoB100 show LDL receptor contact points ...

I am a healthy 84-year-old who exercises regularly, eats meat and dairy sparingly, doesn't smoke, and has a BMI about 25.

To meet predefined lowdensity lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL ... for baseline values. Both drugs were well tolerated. Conclusion: The results show that atorvastatin has an overall better efficacy ...

Statins are widely prescribed medications used to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a healthy 84-year-old who exercises regularly, eats meat and dairy sparingly, doesn’t smoke, and has a ...

Analysis Reveals an Additional Mechanism Behind Statin Therapy's Heart-Related ... of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes, but ...

AstraZeneca is to sell European rights to its cholesterol drug Crestor (rosuvastatin) to Germany’s Grunenthal. Crestor is a statin and at its peak generated annual revenues of more than $7 ...

A recent groundbreaking study published in the journal NEJM Evidence found no association between exposure to very low ...