cholesterolbusting

It's a landmark decision that could see millions more Britons prescribed statins. But at the same time, the move has reignited a decades-long row over whether the cholesterol-busting pills are safe.  Numerous, influential studies have…

They have prevented countless heart attacks and strokes and probably saved the lives of millions in the process.And despite being heralded as game-changers when they were first rolled out to the masses in the 1980s, statins have got a bad…

Could statins protect against PARKINSON'S? Elderly users of the cholesterol-busting drugs are 16% less likely to get crippling disorder, study claimsResearchers monitored 3,000 people in their 70s who did not have Parkinson'sAt…

Side effects from statins are overblown and much less common than thought, the largest study of its kind suggests.Millions take the cholesterol-busting pills every day, in order to cut their risk of heart attack and strokes. Up to half of…