“Bad,” or LDL, cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease and most people are screened for it as part of their yearly physicals ...

FALL LIKE 60S FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. CHOLESTEROL LEVELS ARE ONE LINK TO YOUR RISK FOR A HEART ATTACK. DOCTOR DR. BARRY RAMO TELLS US HOW IMPORTANT LOWERING CHOLESTEROL COULD ...

(HealthDay News) — At lower values of measured low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), the variation and bias of calculated LDL-C increases, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of ...

The Framingham Heart Study identified lifestyle risk factors for heart disease, including smoking, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. A recent study suggests testing for LDL, HScrp, and ...

What Is a Lipid Profile? Lipid profile, or sometimes referred to as lipid panel, is a blood test that's used as a screening tool for abnormalities in lipids, such as cholesterol and triglycerides. It ...

Chances are, your cholesterol isn’t something you think too much about. When it comes to your health, your thoughts may already be preoccupied with figuring out more ways to get protein, how to get ...

Due to how dangerous and life-threatening heart disease can be, it's fortunate that many of its symptoms alert us when a problem arises that we need to have checked out. Chest pain, inexplicably ...

This article is brought to you by Ochsner Health. My cholesterol has been on the rise for the past few years – and not just a slow creep. For most of my life, my LDL (often referred to as ‘bad’ ...

Two days of intensive oatmeal intake lowered LDL cholesterol and shifted gut bacteria, pointing to a rapid nutrition strategy for lipid control.