Millions of people who could benefit from statins have stopped taking them or never started, largely because they fear muscle ...

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

Scientists created a tool to help doctors predict a patient’s risk of severe muscle problems from taking a statin.

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 ...

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

If you’re one of the 71 million Americans Johns Hopkins Medicine says are living with high cholesterol, you likely have a lot ...

Poor cholesterol levels, particularly high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, can be harmful because they contribute to the development of at ...

Research suggests that the majority of side effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the medication ...