Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, ...

Statins are highly effective drugs that lower LDL or “bad” cholesterol levels and have been repeatedly proven to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

A comprehensive review of 123,940 people found no significant excess risk using statins for almost all conditions listed as ...

An early symptom of Parkinson’s is sleep dysfunction, according to the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Instead of ...

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, according to the most ...

But there was no increased risk of serious liver disease, they said. They also found an increased risk in swollen legs, ...

Statins do not cause most of the side effects listed in their package leaflets, including depression and sexual dysfunction.

A slight increase in liver blood test abnormalities was noted, but this did not correlate with serious liver diseases. These findings suggest that the actual risk of side effects is minimal compared ...

Cardiovascular disease results in around 20 million deaths worldwide and causes around a quarter of all deaths in the UK.

Most side-effects linked to statins are not caused by the drugs, a new study suggests. After a comprehensive review of ...

However, experts note there is "ongoing confusion and concern" surrounding the drugs’ side-effects, a situation that means ...