Approximately 25% of participants did not undergo lipid testing before buying OTC statins, however, 62% had discussed their cholesterol levels with their physician the year before study entry and ...

Findings from a new study “support the hypothesis that statin intake on a regular basis is associated with a risk reduction of developing a new gallstone diagnosis followed by cholecystectomy ...

MORE PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS AS A WAY TO LOWER THEIR CHOLESTEROL INSTEAD OF USING STATINS. KOAT MEDICAL EXPERT DOCTOR DR. BARRY RAMO TELLS US WHY IT’S HAPPENING AND IF IT’S A ...

Statin therapy greatly reduces LDL-cholesterol levels and slows progression of coronary atherosclerosis. The small statin-induced increases observed in HDL-cholesterol levels have not, however ...

Led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, supported by The University of Manchester and funded by the British Heart Foundation, the study by Anthony Matthews and colleagues is the first ...

Cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs taken by millions of Britons ... when prescribed appropriately - but controversy remains around their widespread use and their potential side-effects.

If you have high cholesterol, your doctor may prescribe you with a type of statin. Here’s what you need to know. Statins are a group of medications used to treat high cholesterol. They work by ...

most commonly statins, to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol in the blood. But reported side-effects and how often these drugs are prescribed has attracted controversy. The new drug works by ...

To help prevent these deaths, drugs like statins can lower cholesterol, which stops unhealthy fat from building up and blocking your arteries. According to the American Heart Association (AHA ...

The quick and short answer is, yes! If diet and exercise aren’t enough, statins can quickly reduce your bad cholesterol by 50% or more, while boosting your good cholesterol by as much as 15%.

Even though statins are a great group of medications, they don’t work for everyone. One reason they may not work is because we may see some reduction in cholesterol but not enough. Another ...