Cholesterol medication can be necessary for certain people for health reasons. But as it turns out, taking it can affect a ...

Statins: For statins, the side effects can be surprising. Some people taking these medications have been found to gain weight ...

Today, 22 percent of Americans 45 years and older take a cholesterol-lowering statin ... a collaboration between Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

My yearly wellness test was excellent, except my cholesterol and LDL ... and some of my older patients choose to start medication. My best guess is that you could reduce your risk from about ...