High cholesterol doesn't come with symptoms, but it can still be a serious risk to your health. Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are commonly prescribed to bring your numbers back down into ...

Credit: Getty Images This fact sheet explains what other drugs are used as statin alternatives. A heart-healthy diet limits food that is high in saturated fats, such as some meats, dairy products, ...

For millions of people whose cholesterol remains dangerously high despite taking statins—or who cannot tolerate the drugs at ...

Heart patients who can't tolerate the side effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs may have a new option, according to a new study by researchers from the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain ...

The newer statins on the market have longer half-lives than the original statins. Alternative dosing schedules using once-, twice- or three-times a week or every-other-day dosing, have been ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you wrote about reducing cholesterol with the help of statins along with a PCSK9i, such as Repatha or Praluent. My question is: Are these PCSK9is at all beneficial ...

An alternative drug to statins could help control potentially deadly cholesterol, say scientists. Researchers have discovered how high cholesterol levels dismantle the liver's defenses — and how the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you wrote about reducing cholesterol with the help of statins along with a PCSK9i, such as Repatha or Praluent. My question is: Are these PCSK9is at all beneficial ...