Eleven major medical organizations have issued new guidelines for managing cholesterol and screening for heart disease at a much earlier age than previously recommended. Experts say the update has ...

A staggering 28 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol, meaning they have too many lipids (fats) in their blood. That number, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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Most people worry about cholesterol, but not all cholesterol harms the heart. Some of it actually protects it. This protective type is called good cholesterol, and it plays a vital role in daily ...

You have had the cholesterol conversation with your doctor enough times that the numbers feel familiar. LDL, HDL, triglycerides. Good and bad. High and low. The problem is that after 60, the ...

Hypercholesterolemia is a type of hyperlipidemia, even though some use the terms interchangeably. Hyperlipidemia refers to raised levels of fats in the blood and hypercholesterolemia refers to high ...

When you go to the doctor for a routine physical, your primary care provider might have you get your blood drawn to check your cholesterol. Those numbers are important as they help you understand your ...

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For decades doctors have been telling their patients that high levels of HDL, otherwise known as “good cholesterol,” could protect them from heart disease. But a new study suggests that having a lot ...

Fibrates help lower cholesterol by reducing a type of fat in the blood. Doctors use them in the management of conditions such as dyslipidemia, heart disease, and stroke. While statins can lower ...

An experimental gene-editing therapy that aims to lower bad cholesterol for the long-term after a single infusion is off to a positive start in an early clinical trial. Researchers running a Phase I ...