Statins are often prescribed to manage cholesterol and treat heart disease. But research suggests that statins may pose risks ...

The FDA announced a nationwide recall of over 140,000 bottles of a prescription cholesterol medication due to “failed ...

High doses of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may protect patients from heart attack, but a new analysis of five previous clinical trials finds that they may also increase patients’ risk of ...

March 31, 2011 (San Francisco) — A new analysis of three major trials with atorvastatin (Lipitor, Pfizer) has suggested that the risk of new-onset diabetes with statins appears to be dose dependent ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with heart problems who were started on cholesterol-lowering statins were more likely to develop diabetes if they were prescribed stronger versions of the drugs, a ...

(Reuters) - Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may be linked to an increased risk of diabetes in middle-aged and older women, according to a U.S. study -- but researchers said the benefits of ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a large collaborative team of researchers investigated the factors associated with the increased risk of diabetes due to statin use, ...

(HealthDay News) — For populations at high-risk for diabetes, statin use is associated with increased risk of developing diabetes, according to a study published online in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & ...

Statin therapy demonstrated a dose-dependent increase in the risk for new-onset diabetes, especially among individuals already at high risk for diabetes. Higher doses of statin therapy moderately ...

Older Australian women taking cholesterol-lowering statins face a significantly increased risk of developing diabetes, according to a University of Queensland study. UQ School of Public Health ...

A large database study of eyes that had retinal detachment surgery supports what smaller studies have found: People on ...

Building on earlier studies showing its benefits for type 2 diabetes, a new study has revealed the experimental drug IC7Fc may also help prevent heart disease by lowering cholesterol and reducing ...