Using statins for the primary prevention of VTE may slightly reduce the incidence of VTE and all-cause mortality. However, this effect is likely too weak to be considered significant. Statin use may ...

Around 5.3 million people in England were given a NICE-recommended statin or ezetimibe by their GP to help reduce their ...

About 86 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol, a condition that raises the risk for heart disease and stroke. Despite these high numbers, only 35% of American adults who could ...

ANSWER: Hundreds of thousands of people start statin drugs each year, and just by chance, they might also get illnesses that ...

同时，纳米颗粒还会释放抗炎药物辛伐他汀（Simvastatin），能有效治疗硬斑块，从而降低心血管疾病的风险。与传统的口服方式相比，纳米颗粒能将多1000倍的药物送到硬斑块区域，效果更好，同时副作用也更少。

A new study in the Lancet attempted to calm fears about the side-effects of statins in people at low risk of heart disease – but seems to have reignited a bitter row in the medical ...

Statins could help fight gum disease, research has shown. The cholesterol-lowering drugs may help to reduce the inflammation associated with periodontal disease by altering the behaviour of immune ...

Background: Statins are generally well tolerated, but some patients discontinue therapy secondary to adverse effects. Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant ...

I have an itch on the right side of my face that keeps me up at night. I recently had Covid and also began taking statins. Could the itch be related to either of these changes? Dr Ellie replies ...

The Japanese scientist whose pioneering work led to the creation of statins, the life-saving drugs used by millions, has died at the age of 90. Akira Endo's pivotal work has been likened to the ...

A period of intense debate about statins, covered widely in the mainstream media, was followed by a substantial rise in the proportion of people in the UK stopping taking the drug, according to a new ...