If you have high cholesterol, your doctor might have even prescribed a statin to you. Statins can help lower cholesterol and ...

Michael Mosley talks to two experts with very different opinions on whether we should take statins to reduce ... risk of heart attacks and stroke. However, they can also cause a range of side ...

To properly assess the clinical consequences of statin interruption in acute stroke, these authors randomized 89 patients who had experienced acute ischemic stroke and who were taking statins ...

If you've ever heard about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ cholesterol, people are really ... and stroke are conditions that become more likely as you age. But as discussed, statins can take a long ...

Statins should be given to octogenarians for primary prevention of coronary heart disease. There is a substantial burden of disease and disability in this population that statin treatment can ...

A research published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of American Academy of Neurology on Jan 16 has said that statins, a drug that lowers cholesterol does not offer ...

US researchers have reported that statins ... drug is meant to prevent hardening or narrowing of arteries, which lead to coronary diseases, including heart diseases and stroke.

They can also help prevent plaque from breaking apart and forming clots that can cause heart attacks and stroke. In addition to taking statins, people should work with their doctors to develop an ...