If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending cholesterol screening for all children between two and 10 years old, saying ...

The Wood County Committee on Aging, Inc. is currently scheduling their cholesterol screening clinics for March. You must be a ...

Doctors say high cholesterol can quietly put children at risk for heart disease. A new Duke Health pediatric clinic focused on earlier screenings is working to change that.

February is National Heart Month and a good time to remember that heart disease is usually viewed as a disease that affects ...

Aug. 8 -- FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. cholesterol testing guidelines for children may have to be revised, say researchers who found that measuring body fat isn't an effective indicator of ...

A blood test measuring inflammation is now being used by cardiologists to predict heart problems, alongside traditional cholesterol tests.

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several ...

Doctors will be encouraged to use the new tool, which can predict a patient’s risk of developing diabetes or high cholesterol ...

Cholesterol - the good, the bad and the combined - is essential for our overall health. It plays a key role in digesting fatty foods, making vitamin D and producing hormones amongst other things. But ...

Heather Bowers doesn't recall all the details of her first cholesterol screening. It was at a college health fair two decades ago, and even though her numbers came back "borderline high," she ...