A statin can be a lifesaver if you're at risk of heart disease, but some people who take the cholesterol-lowering drugs -- up to 20 percent, by some estimates -- have to stop because of muscle pain, ...

Are you one of the many people who has been told by your doctor that you need a statin drug because your cholesterol, in medical terms, sucks? You took your doctor’s advice, but the side effects were ...

An alternative to statins may help reduce deaths from heart disease among people with high levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, new research finds. When taken as a daily pill, bempedoic acid lowered ...

(NEW YORK) — If you’re unable to take statins, a study says another alternative can be just as effective. As many as one in five people taking a statin for high cholesterol have to stop because of the ...

Patients have options beyond statins, and other alternatives are on the horizon.

Those who took bempedoic acid once a day had on average a 30.2 mg/dL or 21.3% reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels over about a three-year period. Elevated LDL levels can lead ...

The medication, which significantly lowers the risk of heart attacks, could be a promising alternative to expensive and ...

An alternative to statins may help reduce deaths from heart disease among people with high levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, new research finds. When taken as a daily pill, bempedoic acid lowered ...

A new study reinforces the importance of lowering cholesterol in people at risk for but who haven't had a heart attack or stroke. The study looked at a statin alternative, called bempedoic acid, and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Ivanhoe Newswire) – According to the CDC, about two in every five Americans struggle with high cholesterol. If left untreated, it could lead to heart disease or stroke. Statins are ...

(WNDU) - According to the CDC, about two in every five Americans struggle with high cholesterol. If left untreated, it could lead to heart disease or stroke. Statins are usually the gold standard for ...

The newer statins on the market have longer half-lives than the original statins. Alternative dosing schedules using once-, twice- or three-times a week or every-other-day dosing, have been ...