Cholesterol drug causes muscle disease - The cholesterol lowering drug simvastatin may cause the development of the muscular disorder poly myositis in some patients. ...

Pravastatin - Pravastatin sodium (Lipostat in the UK, Pravachol in the US), one of a new breed of statin cholesterol lowering drugs, is using a different marketing...

Defibrillators don't benefit patients after heart attack - Latest clinical trials confirm that implanted cardiac defibrillators do not benefit heart attack patients. ...

Fats drug fails for heart patients - The widely prescribed cholesterol lowering drug pravastatin is little better than a sugar pill in protecting against a second heart attack, a major st...

Heart attack: deadly drugs - Heart attack patients given antiarrhythmic (irregular heartbeat) drugs are more likely to die. ...

Cholesterol: Drug doesn’t work, suppressed study reveals - The drug companies have been holding out on us again. This time they’ve been caught suppressing evidence about the cholesterol-lowering drug Zetia (e...

Recognising a heart attack - How do you know if you’re having a heart attack? There are three main symptoms of a heart attack:

Heart Attack: Patients given useless drug - Patients who are rushed into intensive care after a sudden heart attack are being given a useless drug.