Cholesterol is crucial for the body's functioning, but an imbalance with high LDL can lead to serious cardiovascular problems ...

For those who can’t tolerate statins or need additional help managing cholesterol, a new drug, bempedoic acid, offers hope.

Statins are wonderful medicines because even though they can cause a problem, you can have a side effect, as you can to any medicine, even Tylenol, with your cholesterol level being elevated ...

But if cholesterol is a problem, and your doctor has recommended a statin, that’s advice worth taking. For WebMD, I’m Dr. Michael Smith.

Statins are the most widely prescribed ... benefit in reducing either all-cause mortality or coronary heart disease in primary prevention.28 The problem of industry bias has become so serious that ...

Most of the debilitating effects of statins are not caused by the drug, but by people believing it will make them sick, a UK study suggests. The phenomenon is known as the "nocebo effect" and may ...

People on cholesterol-lowering statins can be reassured that it is uncommon for the tablets to cause muscle pain, say the authors of a large study. The pills can protect against heart attacks and ...

Confused? Here, cardiologists explain when high cholesterol is a problem and when it’s not. Related: This Is the Worst Habit for Heart Health, According to Cardiologists Cholesterol plays an ...

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