Treating high cholesterol quickly and aggressively after a heart attack may help prevent thousands of new heart attacks and ...

A new study reveals that heart attack survivors could greatly reduce their risk of a second event by starting combination ...

Red yeast rice contains the same active ingredient as the statin drug lovastatin -- but at such a low dose that cholesterol levels were not substantially lowered in a recent trial.

Mandi was just 17 when she first tried Adderall, Ritalin and other such drugs, which are typically used to treat attention ...

I recently had a CT scan, and my score was 184. My cardiologist put me on 40 mg of Lipitor, which I reluctantly took for three weeks until I developed severe pain in my feet and hands. I stopped ...

In the future, this drug could help prevent second heart attacks in patients who are at high risk. It could also lower the ...

Scientists at Northwestern University and University of California San Diego have developed a new, potent injectable therapy ...

Imperial College London researchers say they may have found a crucial ‘piece to the puzzle’ why asthma is worse for women and ...

The study’s findings highlight a potential risk factor for younger women with asthma considering their contraceptive options ...