Cholesterol, a lipid naturally processed by the liver, is an essential component of the human body. Yet, it has a bad ...

Concomitant use of statins improved survival among people with cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to ...

Evolucumab (Repatha) and alirocumab (Praluent) are injectable monoclonal antibodies. They have been joined by inclisiran ...

High cholesterol levels can lead to cardiovascular disease - however, making changes to your diet and lifestyle can make a ...

“Society guidelines do not recommend statins for preeclampsia prevention at this time as more research is needed,” Schwabe ...

Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant lipoprotein changes while avoiding common adverse effects in this statin-intolerant population. Objective: To determine ...

The decisive move sparked a furore when it was revealed that eight out of nine members of the 2004 NCEP guideline committee had direct financial ties to statin manufacturers.6 But it was too late. The ...

Hard pill to swallow In the Philippines, where cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been a leading cause of death for over three ...

They weren’t very effective; on a statin, my total cholesterol was still 226 mg/dL. Without medicine, it was 310 mg/dL. When ...

Most statin drugs are FDA-approved for children and teens under age 18, but only if they have a genetic condition that cause extremely high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol. Yet in 2009 ...

Research is unclear on whether CoQ10 supplements can help your heart health or help relieve muscle pain from statin medications. Your doctor can best determine if you may benefit from taking both ...

Updated guidance on preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in people with dyslipidemia includes changes reflecting ...