The study, published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, showsed that when ezetimibe was combined with a high dose statin ...

Losing a battle you cannot see is one of the biggest challenges in medicine. And for many Americans, that quiet fight happens ...

These included statins, prescribed to treat high cholesterol, and alpha blockers, also known as alpha adrenergic receptor ...

Patients 80 years of age and older experienced a 31% reduction in mortality and a 20% reduction in the risk of new coronary events when they participated in statin therapy, according to a March study ...

In adults aged 80 years or older, the use of statins is linked to a lower risk for all-cause mortality and new coronary events.

Researchers are to examine whether or not cheap cholesterol-busting statins could help people with motor neurone disease (MND) live longer. People with the progressive neurodegenerative disease ...

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Statins are the most widely studied cholesterol drugs in history, while PCSK9 inhibitors are powerful newer options. This article walks through the pros, tradeoffs, and clinical context that would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Statins can help reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke. (Getty Images) (Iryna Imago via Getty Images) About 86 million ...

Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. To lower this risk, doctors prescribe statin drugs that reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the type that can ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force on Tuesday announced its latest guidelines on the use of statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. The recommendations are virtually unchanged from prior ...

High cholesterol is one of the biggest risk factors for cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death in the US. Every year, about one in three Americans will die from a heart attack or ...