A combination therapy of two drugs — a statin and a protein inhibitor — may help suppress the creation and growth of tumors ...

Statins: For statins, the side effects can be surprising. Some people taking these medications have been found to gain weight ...

Melinda Wenner Moyer explores ongoing efforts to develop new cholesterol ... are “more common than is appreciated.” There are also small studies suggesting that statins can adversely affect ...

Many adults with high LDL (bad) cholesterol resign themselves to taking a statin drug when no other ... label use of medications in kids is very common because studies are often not done due ...

Salk scientists discover protein first identified at Salk in 1996 called PIN1 encourages tumor growth in bladder cancer, then ...

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 ...

Approximately 25% of participants did not undergo lipid testing before buying OTC statins, however, 62% had discussed their cholesterol levels with their physician the year before study entry and ...

Statin-associated reductions in LDL-cholesterol levels are known to be disproportionate to reductions in apolipoprotein B levels. Ballantyne and colleagues, therefore, studied the relationship ...

The cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are FDA-approved to reduce elevated levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood, which can build up on artery walls and trigger a heart attack or stroke.

Health experts have advised people to make two simple changes to their diet to lower their cholesterol levels before it gets so bad they need to take drugs like statins. High cholesterol is ...

My yearly wellness test was excellent, except my cholesterol and LDL levels were 250 mg/dL and 150 mg/dL, respectively. What is the risk/benefit level of statins for me? — B.B. ANSWER ...