Millions of people who take statins, or who have stopped taking them because of reported side effects, now face a sharp ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Many people with high cholesterol may avoid taking ...

Cholesterol medication side effects: recognizing and managing common statin-related problems ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 92 million American adults take a statin drug to manage high blood cholesterol, but one in ten of those prescribed ...

New research suggests that it’s rare to experience most of the listed side effects for this common type of cholesterol-lowering medication. Misconceptions that statins come with a high risk of side ...

Take a look at the product insert for a statin and you'll see a long list of side effects. The majority of them, a new study suggests, are likely exaggerated. Despite their widespread use, many ...

Statins are the most prescribed drugs in America. At last count, more than 50 million people were taking medications such as atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin or lovastatin to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Another cardiologist agrees, saying all medications have potential side effects. "It is important to understand the possible side ...

Researchers at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, have developed a new calculator that estimates a person's risk of developing serious muscle disorders from ...

Share on Pinterest A major review has found that the majority of statin side effects are not scientifically backed. Image Credit: BSIP/Getty Images Most statin side effects listed on drug packaging ...