Most side-effects linked to statins are not caused by the drugs, a new study suggests.After a comprehensive review of side-effects linked to the cholesterol-busting drugs, academics from the ...

Discussing your personal circumstances with a GP is essential when considering statins ...

The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug ...

Many people who should be taking statins avoid them for fear of side effects. A large new study says most of those side ...

More than 30 years after the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study showed that statins save lives, their full public health potential remains unrealised. Statins are underused worldwide, and as a ...

As with any medication, statins can come with side effects. Statins, drugs typically used to lower cholesterol, are relatively safe for most people. When they are taken specifically to prevent ...

Statin use had a statistically significant protective effect against acute asthma exacerbations in mild asthma among Black ...

In a new research review, this common cholesterol-lowering medication does not cause the majority of side effects listed on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Statin use after pediatric heart transplant does not improve outcomes. Statin use after transplant varied widely ...

Statins have been blamed for everything short of causing bad hair days—especially by the alternative-medicine crowd, who ...