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Cholesterol October 28, 2015

Statin guidelines change, but your doctor may not go along

New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association would change the way doctors prescribe cholesterol-lowing statin drugs, but not every doctor agrees with the new strategy

Men's Health October 28, 2015

Statins may improve sexual health in older men

Statins, the cholesterol lowering medications used by millions of Americans, may do more than just decrease the risk of stroke and heart attack; they may also improve sexual health in older men.

Cholesterol October 28, 2015

Institutions aim to improve survival rates for in-hospital heart attack patients

A hospital is a bad place to have a heart attack.

Cholesterol October 28, 2015

Cholesterol drugs may curb strokes among low-risk older adults

Cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins may reduce the risk of stroke in low-risk elderly patients, a French study suggests.

Medications October 28, 2015

Patients seeking alternatives to statins may undergo rigorous vetting

A powerful new class of drugs promises to change the management of heart disease for high-risk patients who struggle to get their cholesterol levels under control鈥攁 group that numbers in the millions.

Medications October 28, 2015

Experimental cholesterol drugs cut heart risk, but questions remain

Studies of a new class of experimental cholesterol-lowering drugs signal that they can reduce by half the risk of heart attack and other major cardiovascular problems compared to standard treatment alone.

Medications October 28, 2015

Statins can be stopped toward the end of life

Taking people off cholesterol-lowering medications near the end of life is safe and may actually be beneficial, according to a new study.

Cholesterol October 28, 2015

Sandberg鈥檚 husband may have had an arrhythmia

The tech-giant husband of Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg may have had an arrhythmia before he fell off a treadmill and died, a report said.

Cholesterol October 28, 2015

Citrus fruit extract may lower cholesterol, scientists say

The Ache: Common cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins can have unpleasant side effects, including muscle aches and weakness.

Children's Health October 28, 2015

Study finds many preteens have unhealthy cholesterol levels

There's fresh evidence that a lot of young people could be headed for heart trouble.

Cholesterol October 28, 2015

Some batches of generic Lipitor recalled by Indian drugmaker in latest quality blow

Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, reeling under a flurry of regulatory rebukes due to manufacturing quality concerns, has recalled more than 64,000 bottles of the generic version of a cholesterol-lowering drug in the United States after doseage mix-up was detected.