Statins are a class of drugs used to treat high cholesterol. They work by lowering "bad" cholesterol and, by doing so, reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. The drugs can be prescribed at ...

Harvard Medical School researchers have found that statin use significantly reduces the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC ...

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Background: Statins are generally well tolerated, but some patients discontinue therapy secondary to adverse effects. Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant ...

Findings from a new study “support the hypothesis that statin intake on a regular basis is associated with a risk reduction of developing a new gallstone diagnosis followed by cholecystectomy ...