Two widely used cholesterol medicines offered similar protection against major cardiovascular problems in a three-year trial. However, rosuvastatin was associated with more newly treated diabetes and ...

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Statins were associated with an 8% increase in insulin resistance and a 9% increase in insulin secretion after 10 weeks. What does this mean for diabetes risk?

Statin drugs reduce the body’s ability to make cholesterol by blocking an enzyme called HMG-CoA reductase. This lowers blood ...

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Statins block cholesterol production but commonly cause muscle aches; alternatives exist for those who cannot tolerate them.

Statins can cause muscle aches in some patients, but alternative cholesterol-lowering medications exist for those who cannot ...

A reader struggling with statin-related muscle aches learns that alternative medications exist that don't cause increased ...

Muscle aches are a common statin side effect, but lower-risk alternatives like pitavastatin exist, and non-statin options are ...

Not all statins carry the same risk of muscle aches, and some patients may need a different drug class entirely.

Studies show some patients develop muscle aches no matter which statin they take, and a different class of drug may be the ...