High cholesterol does not have to be a mystery or a one-size-fits-all medical prescription. For decades, statins have been ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Amgen on Monday launched direct-to-consumer U.S. sales of its cholesterol medication Repatha at a discounted cash price, becoming the latest pharmaceutical company responding to ...

In the years following World War II, physicians in the U.S. and Europe noticed a surprising phenomenon: rates of heart attack and stroke fell dramatically in many places. Autopsies from this period ...

When it comes to heart health, eating the right meals can add years to your life. So here's a list of foods that lower ...

There are two major forms of cholesterol: Low-density lipoprotein or LDL, also known as "bad" cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein or HDL, also called "good" cholesterol. LDL is the main source ...

Cholesterol gets a bad rap, but its presence isn’t inherently bad—our bodies need this molecule to build cells and make hormones. [1] “Cholesterol is a fatty substance in the blood that is produced ...

When it comes to cholesterol, numbers matter. Too much of this fatty, waxy substance in your blood can lead to artery clogs that put you at risk for heart disease, a heart attack, or a stroke. You ...

After reviewing the recently published report, Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory from the American Heart Association published in Circulation, it seems clear to me that ...

Many people can eat a couple of eggs per day. But the amount may vary for certain groups. At some point, you may have heard that the cholesterol found in eggs contributes to heart disease — the ...