Coverage of a new PCSK9 trial makes bold claims about prevention and risk reduction. But how well do they hold up to scrutiny ...

Statins are the go-to medications for lowering "bad" LDL cholesterol, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and ...

B O S T O N, May 16 -- Under guidelines issued Tuesday by the National Institutes of Health, the number of people who can benefit from taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs nearly triples. This is ...

This can be especially noticeable during colder months or in people who have sensitive or dry skin.

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness.

People who take statin drugs are doing it for a life-saving reason: to treat high cholesterol and protect their hearts. Many of those same people also reach for grapefruit, a food long associated with ...

Statins, long hailed for lowering cholesterol, might offer an unexpected benefit beyond heart health—they could help slow Alzheimer’s disease. A new study suggests that these common medications might ...

There are a few things to know about statins to help help them work safely and effectively. This class of medications helps reduce your liver’s ability to make cholesterol, which can lower your levels ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A powerful class of drugs proven to save the lives of many is being largely ignored by people under 40. The latest research examined the need for more young patients to take a ...

Feb. 1 -- Statins just might be the latest wonder drugs — though they're nothing new to doctors and pharmacists. ABCNEWS' Dr. Tim Johnson takes a look in Good Morning America's House Calls. For years ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that the popular cholesterol-lowering medications may cause memory loss and confusion, but long term use of the medications may reduce that risk. In a ...

There’s a good reason why high cholesterol is known as a “silent killer”. In most cases it has no symptoms but potentially ...