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

Understanding your cholesterol test results in plain English Your doctor hands you a cholesterol report filled with ...

New research shows that fasting before a cholesterol test may not be needed for most patients, though experts recommend ...

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

What really causes your blood fats to skyrocket? Groundbreaking discoveries have delivered surprising new answers.

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 ...

Cholesterol is one of those health terms we hear often but rarely think about until a test report surprises us. It is a waxy, ...

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several health problems, including heart attacks — the number one cause of death ...

Organized by nine laboratories on five continents, the study by some members of the Global Diagnostics Network, a Quest Diagnostics (DGX)-led strategic working group, is the largest to evaluate ...

Point-of-care (POC) testing can significantly increase routine lipid screening of preteen patients, according to findings from a study published in Pediatrics. At the beginning of the study, testing ...