People with heart problems who were started on cholesterol-lowering statins were more likely to develop diabetes if they were prescribed stronger versions of the drugs, a new study finds.

Cholesterol target levels more likely to be achieved in clinical departments that prescribe more statins.

A top U.S. cardiologist says doctors are "underdosing" high-potency statins to patients who have high levels of "bad" cholesterol even as their numbers soar.

Researchers from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine urge practicing cardiologists to achieve lower LDL cholesterol levels beginning with the highest doses of the most potent statins, namely ...

The authors emphasize that high-potency statins should be the primary pharmacologic in the treatment of cardiovascular disease as adjuncts to therapeutic lifestyle changes.

Q: I have high cholesterol, but when I tried statins, I didn’t like the side effects. What are non-pharmaceutical ways to lower my cholesterol? People with high cholesterol often fall into two ...

Akira Endo, the Japanese scientist whose research led to statin drugs, has died. Tens of millions of people in the U.S. take statins to reduce their cholesterol.