In the Philippines, where cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been a leading cause of death for over three decades, the information disorder proves to be deadly in its own right. You may be familiar with the “bad cholesterol” known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. This is potentially dangerous at high levels as it can lead to CVD. - Advertisement - Fortunately, a group of medicines called statins can help lower LDL cholesterol in the blood and reduce bad cholesterol production inside the liver. Although many different medicines are used to lower cholesterol, statins are most often used to treat high cholesterol....