Hidden Cholesterol Marker: Due to changing lifestyles, the incidence of heart attacks is rapidly increasing. Surprisingly, ...

LDL cholesterol is an important marker, but others such as ApoB, hs-CRP, and insulin resistance should not be ignored, shares ...

A standard cholesterol panel doesn’t tell the whole story. It measures total cholesterol, LDL (“bad” cholesterol), HDL (“good” cholesterol) and triglycerides. That gives a general idea of how much ...

High blood cholesterol is associated with increased risk of heart disease, but it is also essential for brain function. Dr ...

Americans are inundated almost on a daily basis by information about the dangers of cholesterol. Still, an estimated 102 million adults in the U.S. have a cholesterol level putting them at risk for ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 10, 2009 (Rochester, Minnesota) — Among patients presenting to the emergency department with ischemic stroke in a prospective cohort study, ...

For decades, we’ve been told that high cholesterol is the main villain behind heart disease. Most of us breathe a sigh of relief when our blood reports show normal LDL levels. We assume our arteries ...