Current AHA guidelines call for healthy Americans to bring LDL below 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood, while ...

Statins are widely prescribed medications used to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Statin drugs are some of the most commonly prescribed medications in the world. They are used to lower cholesterol and reduce ...

Although these cholesterol medications are some of the safest and most effective, they can come with unwanted side effects. We asked a doctor to explain.

High cholesterol is a health concern that often goes unnoticed due to its lack of symptoms, allowing it to silently increase ...

Foods like oats and fatty fish are excellent sources of soluble fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, which help manage cholesterol ...

Researchers have discovered that certain components of so-called 'good' cholesterol -- high-density lipoproteins (HDL) -- may be associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease.

Aug. 14, 2024 — More than a quarter of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes, but our bodies also need cholesterol to survive.

People with high cholesterol taking statins have a higher prevalence of glaucoma than those with elevated cholesterol but not ...

Most statin drugs are FDA-approved for children and teens under age 18, but only if they have a genetic condition that cause extremely high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol. Yet in 2009 ...

This is evident in the study published in Population Medicine, which found that nearly 40% of older adults with high cholesterol do not adhere to prescribed regimens. This non-adherence can lead ...