Statins
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'Bad cholesterol' levels should be checked from age of 25, study suggests
Knowing about 'bad cholesterol' levels earlier could enable adults to take preventative measures to lower their risk of heart disease.
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Statins failing to adequately reduce cholesterol in around half of patients
A new study has found that 51% of patients were failing to hit healthy cholesterol targets after taking statins.
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Experts say you should take statins despite the side effects
Statins are the most prescribed drugs in the UK, with more than seven million people taking them every day. While the cholesterol-lowering tablets may reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by a third if you've already suffered a
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Natural alternatives to statins
Pic: Getty / Don Skarpo For more than a decade statins have been used to reduce the chances of developing cardiovascular disease amongst high risk patients, and it is estimated they save some 7,000 lives each year in the UK alone. Related
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Should you take statins?
Pic: Getty New draft guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellent (NICE) calling for millions more Brits to take statins regularly in a bid to reduce heart attacks and strokes have given rise to a debate over the pros and
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Anti-cholesterol drugs 'increase diabetes risk'
The news these days is filled with the latest obesity figures and new ways to beat cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. But according to the latest research, those cholesterol-busting wonder drugs may help to prevent a heart attack but
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