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For women, cholesterol levels spike at key hormonal moments from puberty to menopause. Here’s how to manage these peaks.

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Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, depression, sleep disturbance, and erectile and sexual dysfunction, ...

Following the frequent suspicions regarding the safety of cholesterol-lowering drugs in the pre-statin era,1 statins have been a recurrent object of various concerns and alarming news. For example, ...

Rising stroke rates in young adults highlight urgent prevention—manage blood pressure and cholesterol early, address obesity ...

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New research suggests statins may protect adults with type 2 diabetes regardless of how low their predicted heart risk appears. In a large UK study, statin use was linked to fewer deaths and major ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Statins are the go-to medications for lowering “bad” LDL cholesterol, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and improving ...

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness. Researchers found that certain statins can latch onto a key muscle protein and ...

Using statins for primary prevention is safe and beneficial in adults with type 2 diabetes irrespective of their estimated 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease at baseline, a target trial emulation ...