Cholesterol: The Mediterranean diet reduces the risk - Forget statins – the traditional Mediterranean diet can reduce the levels of LDL cholesterol dramatically, even among people who are at high risk of h...

Heart disease heart disease: - Less of a killer without the drugs - Heart disease is already the leading cause of death in the USA and the UK, and forecasters reckon it will soon be the major killer in every developed...

Heart Health: A bottle of red wine is better than a statin - A bottle of red wine every week is better at protecting you from heart disease than cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. And if you’re moderately well...

Heart disease - Have you ever wondered why the French are carefree about tobacco smoking and wine consumption? Their diet is high in sugars and fats, and vegetarianis...

Statins: They do increase prostate cancer risk if you’re overweight - Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs increase the risk of prostate cancer in overweight men, a new study has discovered.

Drugs for heart disease - There is a wide range of drugs that are designed either to reduce the risk of heart disease or prevent a reoccurrence.

Statins: the only safe dose to reduce muscle weakness risk - Doctors firmly believe cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are a good thing. But too much of a ‘good thing’ can harm you – and even kill you, say scien...

Statins: Heart patients get them after op, but doctors don’t know why - It’s extraordinary just how frequently medicine works with myth rather than fact. One example is the use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, which...