New evidence hints that statins may protect a wider range of people with type 2 diabetes than previously assumed. A major cohort study reports that statin therapy is linked to lower rates of death and ...

Prevention plays an important role in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, and new research suggests that medication may be a ...

Even without a diagnosis of diabetes, metabolic syndrome increases the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Participants followed a calorie-reduced diet for two days ...

In the early Noughties, "cholesterol" became a bit of a buzzword, with campaigns and advertisements telling us we should care about it – and seek to maintain healthy levels. And although its ...

The life-extending advantages of these medications now proven effective even for those over 85 A groundbreaking study from a major Asian research institution has revealed that cholesterol-lowering ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my “borderline” cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...

CHICAGO — The first major research of its kind shows that cholesterol-lowering statins can prevent heart attacks and strokes in a globally diverse group of older people who don’t have heart disease.

People who take statin drugs are doing it for a life-saving reason: to treat high cholesterol and protect their hearts. Many of those same people also reach for grapefruit, a food long associated with ...

Some teas contain higher levels of antioxidants that may help lower cholesterol. Green, black, oolong, and hibiscus tea are ...