Cholesterol numbers and their significance often take center stage in discussions about cardiovascular health. However, there’s another number that tends…
New medications let you dial down bad cholesterol to extremely low levels. But could this backfire?
The subject of statins and cholesterol is a super-complicated one. And your doctor probably doesn't have time for super-complicated. In-a-rush…
A high level of HDL, the good kind of cholesterol, protects your heart and your brain. You’ve heard plenty about…
Cholesterol-lowering statins, touted as “wonder” drugs, are in the news—again. And the news is not all good. Here’s the latest…
Old habits die hard. For several decades, doctors have focused on low-density liprotein (LDL), the so-called “bad cholesterol,” as a…
The general medical community pays lip service to diet and lifestyle changes as a first line of therapy for abnormal…
There are natural ways to effectively reduce your heart attack risk. As the controversial new guidelines on statins begin to…
For years, getting your cholesterol checked meant finding out whether your cholesterol numbers — total cholesterol... LDL "bad" cholesterol... and HDL…
Sure, statin drugs such as Lipitor and Zocor can be effective in bringing down elevated cholesterol—and, therefore, your risk for…
"Keep your LDL cholesterol low" is practically a medical mantra now. It’s a greater struggle for some folks than for…
For years, we’ve heard about two forms of cholesterol -- the "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and the "good" high-density lipoprotein…
State-of-the art treatment can reduce LDL by up to 75% Most of the estimated 42 million Americans with high cholesterol…
Why low cholesterol may not be better for you When it comes to cholesterol, the message that most of us…