1 Lovastatin was the first statin to be approved by the FDA, in 1987. Since then, statins have established themselves as safe and well-tolerated drugs. A number of statins have been approved for ...

Statins are associated with lower PSA levels. As PSA is the primary method for prostate cancer (PC) screening, this confounds any associations between statins and risk of being diagnosed with PC ...

This is not a problem that just developed today. It's just that your blood level of cholesterol is abnormal for the first time today. So we now have to have this discussion, so the fact that you ...

More Americans than ever are taking statins. But just because you’re eligible, does that mean you should take one? The quick and short answer is, yes! If diet and exercise aren’t enough ...

Screening hundreds of fungal species made into broths, he identified Penicillium citrinum, a powerful inhibitor of the enzyme the body uses to make cholesterol. And so the first statin - compactin ...