Half of U.S. adults 40 to 75 eligible for statins
Almost half of Americans ages 40 to 75 and nearly all men over 60 qualify to consider cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under new heart disease prevention guidelines, an analysis concludes.
Doctors urge wider use of cholesterol drugs
For decades, if you asked your doctor what your odds were of suffering a heart attack, the answer would turn on a number: your cholesterol