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Study Focuses On The Side Effects Of Statins

Statins are a popular class of drugs used to successfully combat high cholesterol. However, the rare, but serious, and poorly understood side effect of skeletal muscle breakdown (a process known as atrophy) prevents more prevalent use of these drugs. New insight into the mechanism of statin-induced skeletal muscle atrophy has been provided by reserachers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. [click link for full article]

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/statins/

Statins are a class of drugs used to lower blood cholesterol. They work in your liver to block a substance needed to make cholesterol. They may also help your body reabsorb cholesterol that has accumulated in plaques on your artery walls.