About 47 million Americans take statins daily to lower high cholesterol, but fear of side effects keeps many others from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research indicates that the majority of side-effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the medication ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Almost all listed side effects for statins are not caused by the drugs, making them far safer than previously thought, a major ...

If you've avoided taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs because you're worried about the risk of developing memory loss, depression or other scary side effects, this scenario plays out more often ...

University of Oxford researchers warn 'ongoing confusion and concern' about the drugs has left many missing out on a treatment that is known to prevent heart attacks and strokes. They are now calling ...

The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.

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 ...

The long list of side effects marked on the packaging of statins can be a turn-off for those who might benefit from the cholesterol-lowering drugs. But a new study found only a few of those side ...

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

The most recent NHS guidance for individuals taking atorvastatin highlights a crucial 'red flag' users should be aware of ...