But, for millions of people, statins simply don't do enough. Melinda Wenner Moyer explores ongoing efforts to develop new cholesterol-lowering drugs in light of clues that cardiovascular health is ...

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

NICE has set a new ... s cholesterol levels were lowered. Earlier this year, NICE also introduced guidance to encourage the use of statins, lowering the threshold for prescribing these drugs ...

Cholesterol is a waxy substance in your blood that helps your body build cells and produce certain hormones. While ...

Pharmacy benefits manager CVS Health has warned that the new PCSK9 inhibitor class of cholesterol ... cost of payments for drugs. In a new white paper from the World Without Disease initiative ...

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 ...

Statins are the most widely prescribed, cholesterol-lowering drugs in the world. Despite the expiration of their patents, revenue for statins is expected to rise, with total sales on track to reach an ...

Researchers discover novel targets for bladder cancer therapeutics and demonstrate that a new combination of existing drugs, including statins, blocks tumor growth in mice.

Overall, a 20% decrease in LDL cholesterol was seen. Participants reported that they would have found more information on drug interactions ... adjunct to OTC statin use. Without a physician ...