Medications alone aren't the only means to lower cholesterol levels. Some over-the-counter alternative high cholesterol treatments can help -- but others don't fulfill their promise. "While there ...

The high street chain is selling the capsules packed with plant sterols at a discount - but you don't have long before the ...

An essential step for men and women over 50 is to talk to a doctor about a colon cancer-screening test to detect polyps that can be removed before they become cancerous, Jacobs said.

Hypercholesterolemia, or high cholesterol, is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by excess cholesterol in your ...

Millions of people take statins like Simvastatin (above) to lower their cholesterol levels. Newer PCSK9 inhibitor drugs can drop levels ... Rigorous research over many years has debunked those ...

High cholesterol is one of the biggest risk ... be sure to let your doctor know about any other medications or over-the-counter supplements you're using. Some medications and supplements, such ...

Pharma companies Merck & Co. Inc. and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. convinced a judge to throw out several claims alleging ...

Though people whose high cholesterol is genetic—called familial hypercholesterolemia—may ultimately need medication to ... (and the main ingredient in over-the-counter remedies like Metamucil ...