Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Depending on how you look at it, it’s either incredibly frustrating or a major relief that the number one cause of death in the ...

If you want to maintain healthy cholesterol levels, the first step is knowing your numbers and what they actually mean—but at first glance, that can be confusing. A total cholesterol level of 200 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we’ll explain the difference ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in our county. Understanding your blood pressure and cholesterol numbers is crucial to having a healthier heart. Emmanuel ...

You get your cholesterol checked at your annual physical, and a few days later, you get back your results. If you’ve ever looked down the list of acronyms and felt at a loss of how to make sense of ...

Cardiologists explain the biggest misconception around heart health, and why waiting for symptoms is "the wrong strategy." ...

Scientific consensus panels going back decades established—“beyond a reasonable doubt”—that lowering LDL cholesterol reduces the risk of heart attacks. Consistent evidence “unequivocally” establishes ...

There’s a more accurate way of measuring who’s at risk for cholesterol-related health issues. So why don’t more doctors use ...

When you get the results from a routine blood screening, some familiar terms and numbers may jump out: cholesterol levels that point to a risk for heart disease, for example, and A1C, a blood sugar ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Do you know your numbers, things like cholesterol and blood pressure? A new national survey shows many Americans don't. It's important to know your numbers because you usually ...

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 ...