LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Israeli scientists have found a significant link between taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Pfizer's Lipitor or AstraZeneca's Crestor and a reduced risk of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Statins, the most employed intervention to improve [cardiovascular disease (CVD)] outcomes in the general ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is most commonly associated with joint pain and destruction that can be severe, and even crippling, if the disease is not properly treated or if response to treatment is poor. The ...

Liz covers cardiovascular and metabolic disease, asking why we’re not doing better or even losing ground against the world’s leading killer. Send tips on Signal at LizC.22. Far fewer people who could ...

Statins lower cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, and improve overall heart health. In the late 1970s, researchers found that a substance called mevastatin, isolated from a ...

Recent research suggests that the majority of side effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the medication itself. A comprehensive study, published in The Lancet, examined data ...

Cholesterol-lowering statins are one of the world’s most commonly used medicines. They were first approved for people with a high risk of cardiovascular disease in 1987. By 2020, global sales were ...

I recently posted a case about a 58-year old woman with multiple medical problems including obesity, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and dyslipidemia. With a total cholesterol of 170 mg/dL ...