Learn what statins are used for, how they work, their benefits, common side effects, and expert answers to concerns about ...

Millions take statins like atorvastatin to lower LDL cholesterol, but doctors warn that persistent muscle pain should never ...

Crestor (rosuvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are the top medications for lowering blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. High cholesterol (and triglycerides) occurs when the fat in your ...

Statins lower cholesterol, reduce inflammation and may be responsible for saving thousands of lives. Should everyone be taking the wonder drug? In the latest study investigating the side effects o ...

With atorvastatin remaining the most prescribed medication in England last year, a pharmacist has shared one key side effect patients should never ignore, as well as busting myths on whether the ...

The NHS said if you have a weakness in your arms or legs that gets worse after activity, or if you get double vision, ...

If you get unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, weakness or cramps – these can be signs of muscle breakdown and kidney damage. “This can happen a few weeks or months after you first start taking this ...

Kathryn Scott with the Louisiana Heart Hospital in Lacombe offers health information to Sharon Williams of Mandeville while Susan Gilbert of Mandeville waits for her cholestrol screening in 2008. The ...