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Crestor vs. Lipitor for cholesterol: Uses and side effects
Medically reviewed by Anisha Shah, MD Key Takeaways Crestor and Lipitor are statins that help lower cholesterol and ...
Dear Dr. Gott: I am an 81-year-old woman who has realized that her short-term memory has deteriorated this year. I am very healthy otherwise. I had been taking Lipitor for several years. Recently, I ...
Recent research suggests that the majority of side effects commonly linked to statins are not, in fact, caused by the medication itself. A comprehensive study, published in The Lancet, examined data ...
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October 2025 about an extensive ...
Few medicines have sparked as much debate as statins. Cardiologists often describe them as life-saving, while some patients remain wary of side effects or uneasy about taking a daily pill. Statins sit ...
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The 5 biggest myths about taking statins to lower cholesterol
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