COQ10 is an essential vitamin-like substance mostly made in our liver. For some people, because of age, health problems or medications can benefit from taking good quality CoQ10. But be aware that the ...

There is an underdiagnosed condition called statin-induced autoimmune myopathy. It can take years to show up and can be hard to treat.

To find out whether statin use could help lower death risk from heart disease among older adults in these age groups, the authors of the new study analyzed electronic medical records at the Hong ...

Statins, one of the most extensively studied drugs on the planet, taken by tens of millions of Americans alone, have long had a perplexing side effect. Many patients—some 5 percent in clinical ...

Statin therapy does not exacerbate muscle injury, pain or fatigue in people engaging in moderate-intensity exercise, such as walking, according to a study published today in the Journal of the ...

Statins act through inhibition of the enzyme HMG CoA reductase. Nearly 20 percent of statin users develop muscle symptoms (“statin myopathy”) including weakness and pain.

Statins act through inhibition of the enzyme HMG CoA reductase. Nearly 20% of statin users develop muscle symptoms (“statin myopathy”) including weakness and pain.

Statin use has been growing for the past decade. Here's what to know about the common medication, including how it lowers cholesterol and the most prevalent side effects.

Although lipid-lowering medications are generally well tolerated, rare complications can include statin-associated autoimmune myopathy and drug-induced acute pancreatitis, a speaker reported. At ...

This kind of statin-induced myopathy was described in 1994, but exactly how or why statins do this remains unclear.

ALL MEDICINES come with potential side effects and statins are no different. An expert shares the "most common after-effects" that might occur in your muscles. From myopathy to rhabdomyolysis ...

Statin myopathy, defined as unexplained muscle pain or weakness accompanied by creatine kinase (CK) elevation >10 times the upper limit of normal, occurs in fewer than 0.1% of patients on maximum ...