Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we’ll explain the difference between “good” and “bad” shortly), and if you have too much of the kind that ...

Hoping to prevent coronary heart disease, doctors issued aggressive new guidelines Tuesday that could nearly triple the number of Americans taking drugs to lower their cholesterol. The guidelines, ...

CHICAGO, IL – It's been a full 365 days since the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) presented their "paradigm-shifting" clinical guidelines for the management ...

Q. I've been on a medication for years to treat my high cholesterol. My doctor has adjusted the dose to lower my cholesterol to less than 70. Now, I understand that there are new guidelines that ...

Sometimes it may seem as if half the population of the U.S. takes medication for high cholesterol levels. In fact, about 40 million Americans are taking statins such as atorvastatin (Lipitor and ...

CHARLESTON, SC – Just last November, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) published new clinical guidelines for the management of cholesterol, and the ...

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Elevated serum cholesterol is a major heart disease risk factor. There can be a genetic link responsible for high cholesterol, but for the vast majority of us, lifestyle and diet will be the key ...

The small study found that both red and white meats raised cholesterol equally. Red meat has been given a bad rep for heart health in people whose diets have a high proportion of it, but a new study ...

A new study of Sardinia’s longest-living residents reveals that moderate LDL cholesterol levels may be a secret to longevity—challenging mainstream medical advice on cholesterol management. Study: The ...