The life-extending advantages of these medications now proven effective even for those over 85 A groundbreaking study from a major Asian research institution has revealed that cholesterol-lowering ...

Taking a statin after an early-stage breast cancer diagnosis may be linked to improved survival outcomes, according to ...

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 ...

With a statin, a reasonable guess would be a drop of about 20% of the absolute risk (19.4% in this case), meaning a drop to 15.5%. The relative risk reduction is 20%, but the absolute risk reduction ...

Lifetime treatment with statins is a cost-effective therapy across a wide range of elderly patients with and without cardiovascular disease, according to an analysis published this week in Heart.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cholesterol-regulating statin drugs slightly lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with no history of cardiovascular disease but may do little to reduce their risk of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People without heart disease should think twice before taking cholesterol-lowering statins, British researchers warn in a report out Wednesday. While the popular drugs ...

Statins rank among the most prescribed medications worldwide, with millions taking these cholesterol-lowering drugs daily to reduce their cardiovascular risk. While these medications effectively lower ...

If you’re among the more than 24 million Americans who take a cholesterol-lowering statin, now hear this: Don’t stop these heart-protecting drugs on your own! In a recent study from Denmark, people ...

If you’re among the more than 24 million Americans who take a cholesterol-lowering statin, now hear this: Don’t stop these heart-protecting drugs on your own! In a recent study from Denmark, people ...

Simvastatin is prescribed for high cholesterol. It’s a generic medication, available as the brand-name drug Zocor. It comes as an oral tablet and an oral solution. The cost of simvastatin can vary, ...