There's two promising options to make statins tolerable again.

A massive review of 23 randomized trials found that statins do not cause the vast majority of side effects listed on their ...

What cardiologists say the findings may mean for you.

Most statin side effects listed on drug packaging are not supported by strong evidence, a new review suggests. Of 66 potential side effects, researchers identified only 4 linked to statins.

Statin labels should be revised to reflect their safety and to hopefully spur better uptake and adherence, say experts.

Statins are the most prescribed drugs in America. At last count, over 50 million people were taking medications such as atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin or lovastatin to control ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research indicates that the majority of side-effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the medication ...

Since statins first came to market in the late 1980s, muscle aches, weakness, and fatigue have driven many patients to ...

Product information leaflets for statins should be changed, because they don’t cause the majority of the possible side effects currently listed, say researchers. The University of Oxford’s Cholesterol ...

A massive analysis of randomized trials suggests that most side effects listed on statin labels may not be caused by the drugs at all. Cardiovascular disease kills about 20 million people worldwide ...

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 ...