Results from a new U.S. government-sponsored study show that aggressive cholesterol and blood pressure treatments do not reduce the risk of cardiac events in people with Type 2 diabetes. 

Results from a new study in mice suggest that cholesterol-lowering statins may reduce the risk of a common and dangerous infection in people who suffer from sickle cell disease.

We all know what it’s like to get home at the end of a tough day and just want to curl up on the sofa with a jumbo sized Pepsi and super-sized Big Mac. We all think that junk food makes us feel a little self-indulgent and a little better about ourselves, but it might actually be fueling the bad mood you’re in and making feel worse – even to the point of increasing your risk of depression

Treating all the risk factors that contribute to heart attacks is more beneficial to patients than simply working to lower their cholesterol levels, a new study has found.

Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration say it is “unlikely” that the cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia increase the risk of developing or dying from cancer.