Dear Dr. Donohue • I have a question about taking simvastatin for cholesterol. After about six weeks of taking it, my right heel began to hurt, as if I'd bruised it. In another week, my left heel ...

A new study found that people on statins who are worried about exercising due to fears about potential muscle damage need not worry. After moderate exercise, the muscles of statin-taking participants ...

If you have high cholesterol, there's a good chance your doctor has recommended statins to get your numbers back into a ...

SaveHealth reports on popular statin medications that lower cholesterol and cardiovascular risks, highlighting their benefits ...

You may be young, active, and taking care of your health, but many doctors now see high cholesterol even in people in their 20s and 30s. High LDL cholesterol (the “lousy” kind) is a major risk for ...

In the early Noughties, "cholesterol" became a bit of a buzzword, with campaigns and advertisements telling us we should care about it – and seek to maintain healthy levels. And although its ...

Statins are the most successful drugs in history. It's estimated that more than 20 million people take drugs like Crestor, Lipitor, lovastatin, pravastatin and simvastatin. During the past decade, ...

As with any medication, statins can come with side effects. Statins, drugs typically used to lower cholesterol, are relatively safe for most people. When they are taken specifically to prevent ...

About 86 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol, a condition that raises the risk for heart disease and stroke. Despite these high numbers, only 35% of American adults who could ...

ATLANTA -- The vast majority of people correctly identified their own need for a statin using a web tool and took the drug appropriately without a prescription, according to an actual use study, ...

Researchers conducted a population-based, England-wide, between-subject cohort study assessing mortality and AEs associated with statin use vs non-use in patients (aged 18-100 years) with newly ...