Study doubts benefits of universal statin drug use
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Cholesterol-regulating statin drugs slightly lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with no history of cardiovascular disease but may do little to reduce their risk of death, a new analysis concluded on Monday.
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An unusual study enrolling only  black Americans showed a more powerful statin drug worked  better to lower cholesterol than a rival brand, researchers  said on Tuesday.
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Details on how a controversial change was made in a study of their cholesterol drugs Zetia and Vytorin.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - Giving consumers access to  cholesterol-lowering drugs without a prescription could expand  use of the medicines and help fight the U.S. heart disease  epidemic, drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. told an advisory panel on  Thursday.
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American Cancer Society - Summary:  According to a study published this week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, statin users are less likely to develop cancer compared to those who don't take the cholesterol-lowering drugs. Experts caution, however, that this single study is not strong enough to be considered evidence of the drug's preventive properties.
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Some of the health benefits claimed for a new weight loss drug may not be justified, say experts.
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins do not protect against Alzheimer's disease as some previous research has suggested, a study published on Wednesday said.
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A modified magnetic scan can tell  patients whether cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are actually  unblocking their clogged arteries, U.S. researchers reported on  Monday.
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MONDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News)-- The long-awaited results of a trial of Zetia, a cholesterol-lowering drug prescribed to about a million Americans, shows the drug confers no medical benefit to users.
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Giving consumers access to cholesterol-lowering drugs without a prescription could expand use of the medicines and help fight the U.S. heart disease epidemic, drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. told an advisory panel on Thursday.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- There are clear medical benefits for prescribing cholesterol-reducing statin drugs for people who don't have cardiovascular disease but are at moderate risk of heart attack, stroke or other events, new research indicates.
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The use of cholesterol-lowering drugs belonging to the statin family, such as Lipitor or Pravacol, does not seem to have any effect on the risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, according to findings from a new study.
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Early treatment with cholesterol-busting statin drugs may lower arterial plaque buildup in patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome, according to a study published in the Aug. 24 issue of Circulation.
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A study of six AIDS patients has revealed that statins can reduce levels of HIV and boost immune cell numbers. If the results can be repeated in large-scale trials, it&#39;s hoped that statins could provide an alternative to standard HIV treatments.
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A popular cholesterol-lowering drug failed to help slow the buildup of artery-clogging plaque in a long-awaited study, the companies that market the medication said yesterday, raising questions about whether its use should be limited.
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Giving cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to people with type 2 diabetes prevents heart attack and stroke and saves lives, even if they don&#39;t have high cholesterol, a new study finds.
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A modified magnetic scan can tell patients whether cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are actually unblocking their clogged arteries, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.