March 30 () - Merck's oral drug reduced bad cholesterol by up to ‌64.6% in a late-stage trial, ‌the drugmaker said on Monday, ...

From zero to 1,000, calcium scores are guiding doctors on how to assess heart disease and set cholesterol goals.

Both statin and ezetimibe are commonly prescribed medicines to manage high cholesterol levels. Read on as a doctor explains ...

New study finds statin use is associated with a decline in muscle function and mass over time. Let's discuss what the data ...

The Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trial showed that, in patients who had experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack, treatment with high-dose ...

Cardiologists now say adults as young as 30 at increased risk of heart disease should consider taking medication to lower cholesterol. What does that mean for you?

The odds of prescribing the appropriate dose of statins -- a medicine used to lower 'bad' cholesterol levels -- increased sixfold when automated referrals were made to pharmacy services, instead of ...

Leading medical groups have released new guidelines for managing cholesterol, calling for earlier screening, lower LDL ...

Cancer and cardiovascular disease share risk factors, and there is some evidence that statins reduce cancer mortality. We sought to determine the accuracy of the 2013 American College of ...

Long-term statin use is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes of approximately 30% in individuals at high risk of the disease, even after taking into account known risk factors and ...

In this letter, we examine not one but three meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials to explore a provocative question: ...