But if cholesterol is a problem, and your doctor has recommended a statin, that’s advice worth taking. For WebMD, I’m Dr. Michael Smith.

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 ...

Statins can help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks, stroke and other heart and vascular problems. But ...

Statins are a standard of care in many clinical settings such as acute myocardial infarction and for patients having or at risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. This is based on a plethora of data ...

The tablet, which is taken by millions of people, helps manage cholesterol - but one fruit could easily undo all of its helpful abilities ...

But having too much of the “wrong” type of cholesterol over time can clog a person’s arteries and lead to problems. People ...

A recent study from Johns Hopkins University has raised concerns about rosuvastatin, a widely used drug for lowering ...

Older adults whose cholesterol changes over time may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose cholesterol is ...

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 ...

Statins reduce so-called ‘bad cholesterol’ or LDL cholesterol, which is made by the body, but can cause problems if it builds up to too high a level. They have been shown to reduce the risk of ...

Older adults whose cholesterol changes over time may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose cholesterol is stable, regardless of the actual cholesterol level, according to a study ...