Irene noted: “There are certain foods that can help lower cholesterol levels, but they are not a substitute for statins. For example, phytosterols and plant stanols. “These substances ...

For those who can’t tolerate statins or need additional help managing cholesterol, a new drug, bempedoic acid, offers hope.

Psyllium husk, a fiber-rich superfood, surpasses oats in cholesterol management, aiding in lowering cholesterol, controlling ...

Some patients are reluctant to take statins, saying they would prefer to lower their cholesterol without taking a prescription drug. As a result, many people have turned to over-the-counter ...

Like all cancers, bladder cancer develops when abnormal cells start to multiply out of control. But what if we could put a ...

Like all cancers, bladder cancer develops when abnormal cells start to multiply out of control. But what if we could put a ...

Statins are wonderful medicines because even though they can cause a problem, you can have a side effect, as you can to any medicine, even Tylenol, with your cholesterol level being elevated ...

Without robust evidence of benefits of primary prevention statin use in women with elevated cholesterol, and some evidence of cardiac risk for some statins or subgroups of women, the cardiology ...

and most gallstones are cholesterol-rich”. The authors therefore carried out a large, long-term, observational, case–control study to examine the association between the use of statins and ...