There's two promising options to make statins tolerable again.

Statin hysteria has made it hard to convince people that this effective drug is actually very safe.

What cardiologists say the findings may mean for you.

Statins are the most prescribed drugs in America. At last count, more than 50 million people were taking medications such as ...

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 ...

A massive review of 23 randomized trials found that statins do not cause the vast majority of side effects listed on their ...

A massive analysis of randomized trials suggests that most side effects listed on statin labels may not be caused by the drugs at all. Cardiovascular disease kills about 20 million people worldwide ...

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

Pharmacist Anum has warned statin users could be making a "mistake" when taking the medication. According to her, the crucial error can lead to having a big impact on people's health ...

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 ...