Research is unclear on whether CoQ10 supplements can help your heart health or help relieve muscle pain from statin medications. Your doctor can best determine if you may benefit from taking both ...

This process involves valuing your current pension to get something called a cash equivalent transfer value – or CETV. This is the size of the pension pot you’d be given in exchange for giving up your ...

Research specifically addressing the efficacy of rosuvastatin versus atorvastatin in patients with ischemic stroke is insufficient. Using a large stroke registry, we investigated whether 2 commonly ...

As to subtypes of statins, the increased risk was only found in rosuvastatin users. Purpose To investigate the relationship between statin use and glaucoma onset in a 10-year longitudinal study.

In summary, high dose (intensive) statin treatment with simvastatin 80 mg, atorvastatin 80 mg or possibly rosuvastatin 20–40 mg daily (no existing clinical event trials are yet available in this ...

In the recent years, there have been an increasing number of reports on favourable effects of statins in patients with advanced chronic liver disease. These include reduction in portal pressure, ...

Objective Prior studies have reported inequitable global access to essential medicines for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, especially statins. Here we examine recent trends and disparities in ...

In contrast, studies evaluating the newer statin rosuvastatin vs. other statins were randomized double-blind trials or comparative studies with identical designs and LDL-C entry criteria.

Statins, which are prescription drugs that can reduce cholesterol levels and lower the risk for heart disease, don’t affect kidney function, new research shows. Investigators found that taking a ...

Zocor (simvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are both statin drugs, which are medications used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood. Statins primarily work by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA ...

Share on Pinterest A new study explores using statins and other medications to treat bladder cancer. Caíque de Abreu/Getty Images A new study has identified a protein that helps drive bladder ...