These cholesterol-reducing drugs are some of the most popular medications globally.

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Shortly after my 60th birthday, my cholesterol level inexplicably began to rise despite exercise and a healthy weight and a healthy diet. I tried to bring it down by cutting cheese, eggs and most meat ...

If your doctor has suggested a statin to lower your cholesterol levels, you may feel a flutter of worry over misguided fears: ...

Using statins for primary prevention is safe and beneficial in adults with type 2 diabetes irrespective of their estimated 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease at baseline, a target trial emulation ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Do statins cause dementia? Millions of patients in the U.S. take the medication to help lower cholesterol levels. Some researchers have raised the question of whether that type of drug ...

Dear Doctor K: Despite taking statins, my cholesterol hasn’t dropped as low as my doctor would like. I figured he’d put me on the new PCSK9 inhibitors. Instead, he suggested that I stay on my statin, ...

Statins are a class of prescription drugs used to lower LDL cholesterol. Weight gain is not a reported side effect, but some people may gain weight on statins due to dietary changes and other factors.

July 23, 2008 — Even though earlier studies found a reversal in cognitive deficits in a mouse model, a new study concludes simvastatin is no better than placebo in improving cognitive function in ...

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