New guidelines recommend considering cholesterol-lowering statins in the 30s, screening all adults for hidden risk factors ...

Leading medical groups have released new guidelines for managing cholesterol.High cholesterol remains a major risk factor for ...

At the end of the study, those taking the drug had 21% lower LDL cholesterol levels than those taking a placebo. They also ...

Cardiologists now say adults as young as 30 at increased risk of heart disease should consider taking medication to lower ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research indicates that the majority of side-effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the medication ...

High cholesterol often develops silently. Some warning signs include chest discomfort and yellowish fatty skin deposits. A ...

Millions more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new medical guidance.

The AHA urges doctors to begin screening and treating patients who are still in their 30s, well before the risks of a heart attack and stroke are higher.

Dr. Charles Hennekens, a medical school professor and heart disease researcher at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., says too many patients at high risk of heart attacks and stroke are ...

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

Future Cardiol. 2009;5(1):1-4. That leaves extrapolation from secondary prevention women's results to support primary prevention statin use, yet the risk profiles for women in the two groups obviously ...

New research indicates that the majority of side-effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the medication itself. A comprehensive study, published in The Lancet, examined data ...