I am a healthy 84-year-old who exercises regularly, eats meat and dairy sparingly, doesn’t smoke, and has a BMI about 25. (I’m 6 feet, 1 inch tall, at ...

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

People with high cholesterol generally fall into two distinct categories, those who need cholesterol-lowering medication and ...

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 ...

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

Statins are widely prescribed to lower high cholesterol, a key factor in preventing heart attacks and strokes. Among these ...

Statins are recommended for people at an increased risk of heart disease, but people with CKD are at a great risk of side effects from these cholesterol-lowering drugs. High levels of LDL (“bad ...