Statins are among the most widely prescribed medications in the world, credited with preventing heart attacks and strokes in millions of people, yet a stubborn debate surrounds how often they cause ...

Dr Ricardo Petraco is an internationally recognised consultant cardiologist and researcher based at Imperial College London and the Mayo Clinic in London. He specialises in cardiovascular screening, ...

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, depression, sleep disturbance, and erectile and sexual dysfunction, ...

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.

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 ...

You just got the green light from your doctor to start taking a statin to help move your health in the right direction. The statin of choice for you? Crestor. And you wouldn't be alone. ClinicCalc ...

New research suggests that statins do not cause the majority of side effects listed on their labels, including memory problems, depression, and sleep issues. The corresponding study was published in ...

Most people need to take statins for a long time, and for some, the rest of their lives. According to experts, cholesterol ...

FILE PHOTO: A box of the drug "Crestor" made by pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca is held by a pharmacy worker as he poses for a photograph at a pharmacy in London April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Luke ...

Statins are the most commonly prescribed medications for managing high cholesterol, but it’s normal to have questions about their safety — especially with so much information and misinformation online ...

Dr Khan explained that 2.2 million are taking 10 or more medications - and explained that patients on drugs for high blood ...

A Danish study found statin use after type 2 diabetes diagnosis was associated with lower dementia risk. The study cannot ...