Red yeast rice contains the same active ingredient as the statin drug lovastatin -- but at such a low dose that cholesterol ...

Red yeast rice contains the same active ingredient as the statin drug lovastatin -- but at such a low dose that cholesterol levels were not substantially lowered in a recent trial.

I recently had a CT scan, and my score was 184. My cardiologist put me on 40 mg of Lipitor, which I reluctantly took for three weeks until I developed severe pain in my feet and hands. I stopped ...

I recently had a CT scan, and my score was 184. My cardiologist put me on 40 mg of Lipitor, which I reluctantly took for ...