Many people stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins because they experience muscle aches, weakness, and fatigue.

Oct. 15 -- WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers have identified a common gene mutation linked to side effects in people taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. Statins can reduce ...

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Q. I started taking statins 30 years ago. After several years, I developed terrible muscle pain. Eventually we figured out why and I switched to another medication to control high cholesterol. It was ...

Statins — prescription drugs that lower cholesterol to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes — can save lives but they ...

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Drugs known as statins are the first-choice treatment for high cholesterol but millions of people who can't or won't take those pills because of side effects may have another option.In a major study, ...

New UBC research has discovered why statins—life-saving drugs that can reduce risk of stroke and heart attack—cause muscle fatigue in some patients. (Credit: Motortion) Statins — a prescription drug ...