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After more than a century of battling heart disease as the number one killer of Americans, you would think we’d know all about it. For a good part of the 20th century, cardiologists thought they had ...

There’s a good reason why high cholesterol is known as a “silent killer”. In most cases it has no symptoms but potentially ...

High blood cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia, is a significant health concern that contributes to cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes. There are a variety of causes, that once ...

High cholesterol in women can arise from modifiable factors like diet and activity, or non-modifiable ones like age, hormones, and genetics. Some factors can't be changed, but healthy lifestyle ...

The U.S. government’s premier research body has made an important discovery that could help create new drugs to lower “bad” cholesterol, and hopefully prevent heart attacks and stroke. But the ...

What foods should I avoid before a cholesterol test? Cardiologist reveals what to eat the night before, whether you need to fast and which foods impact results.

Lamb can have both positive and negative effects on your cholesterol and blood pressure levels. Much depends on how much you ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Cholesterol is a key building block for testosterone. Through ...

(NewsNation) — One person dies every 33 seconds from heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One of the leading risk factors for heart disease is high cholesterol.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite plenty of evidence that people with low levels of "good" cholesterol are more prone to heart attacks, a large new study suggests that the lacking lipid is not to ...

The U.S. government's premier research body has made an important discovery that could help create new drugs to lower "bad" cholesterol, and hopefully prevent heart attacks and stroke. But the ...