Irene noted: “There are certain foods that can help lower cholesterol levels, but they are not a substitute for statins. For example, phytosterols and plant stanols. “These substances ...

Like all cancers, bladder cancer develops when abnormal cells start to multiply out of control. But what if we could put a ...

Like all cancers, bladder cancer develops when abnormal cells start to multiply out of control. But what if we could put a ...

and most gallstones are cholesterol-rich”. The authors therefore carried out a large, long-term, observational, case–control study to examine the association between the use of statins and ...

Statins are wonderful medicines because even though they can cause a problem, you can have a side effect, as you can to any medicine, even Tylenol, with your cholesterol level being elevated ...

People with CKD often have risk factors for heart disease, too, which is why medications to control cholesterol and blood pressure are often prescribed. Statins are recommended for people at an ...

Without robust evidence of benefits of primary prevention statin use in women with elevated cholesterol, and some evidence of cardiac risk for some statins or subgroups of women, the cardiology ...