NHS guidelines urge those taking statins to stop their medication and seek medical assistance should they notice any of ...

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Patients who stop taking cholesterol medications before surgery are following outdated recommendations, and significantly increasing their risk of death if they don't resume taking the medications ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients who stop statin therapy after they have a stroke have high mortality rates over the next 12 months, according to a report in the current issue of the medical ...

Millions of people across the UK take statins ...

New expert commentary is challenging one-size-fits-all advice on statin use, stressing that while the drugs are vital for high-risk heart patients, some low-risk individuals may reduce or stop them ...

If you’re among the more than 24 million Americans who take a cholesterol-lowering statin, now hear this: Don’t stop these heart-protecting drugs on your own! In a recent study from Denmark, people ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: I had been on simvastatin for about 18 years when I suddenly became very ill. I was completely fatigued and the right side of my body felt tingly and numb. At the hospital, ...

Instead of altering how much cholesterol you ingest via your diet, statins are a prescription medication that directly act on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re taking statins for high cholesterol, you may have encountered friends or family (or social media commenters) who point ...