About a quarter of people risk heart attacks and strokes because they inherited a kind of cholesterol that statin drugs can’t ...

Could cholesterol drugs also protect against liver cancer? A new study reveals surprising results for a specific class of ...

Cholesterol absorption inhibitors, like statins, are associated with a reduced risk of developing liver cancer. Previous ...

Heart disease experts are hailing the results of a clinical trial showed a strongly positive performance by a drug that ...

Statins, which have been used for decades, also have some unexpected side effects. Some people taking statins may notice they ...

This is a major source of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We have never been able to treat lipoprotein(a) until now.” ...

Using a high-dose statin with ezetimibe significantly reduces levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol, increasing a person's chances of reaching healthy levels by 85%, researchers found. Adobe stock/HealthDay ...

Millions of Americans are born predisposed to high levels of a cholesterol called lipoprotein(a). Doctors are finally ...

Statins are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world. They help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart ...

Using statins to tackle poor cholesterol levels could reduce the risk of dementia, a new study has found. Statins are one of ...

Doctors have issued advice on how to make changes to your diet which will lower cholesterol naturally without the need for ...

Here, we take a look at what statins are, how they work – and the potential side-effects and benefits of the drug. A group of medicines that help lower the level of LDL cholesterol – "bad cholesterol" ...