A new 10-year study has found that taking a cholesterol-lowering statin after a stroke reduces the risk of a second stroke.
Read moreTea is not the only ancient remedy for lowering cholesterol that has gained popularity over the past years. Red yeast rice is a food that... Read more »
Since the 1970s, studies have reported that Chinese red yeast rice may be useful in lowering total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and... Read more »
"Can't I just take a pill to get my cholesterol down?" Not long ago, one of my patients said this to me in the office. He was a middle... Read more »
Cholesterol lowering drugs, such as statin medications, a commonly prescribed and relied upon by physician and patients alike. In many... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Red yeast rice pills could be one of the keys in helping people lower their cholesterol levels. Researchers studied a group... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that three red yeast rice products marketed to help control cholesterol are unsafe. The... Read more »
A reader asks Joe and Teresa Graedon of The People's Pharmacy if peppermint can affect the way cholesterol-lowering statins work. The Graedons... Read more »
A new report from Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs warns that parents should think carefully about the choice to put their children on statins because... Read more »
This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of a new drug (MK6213) to a combination of the drug and Lipitor in adults with high... Read more »