You can calculate your total cholesterol — including LDL, HDL, and triglycerides — with a blood test, so your doctor can ...

You can lower triglycerides with weight loss and exercise, and if your levels are really high, your doctor may also recommend medication.

Apolipoprotein B, or Apo B, is a protein that carries cholesterol in our blood. Cholesterol is a fatty substance produced by the liver, and some foods — like fried food and processed meat — can ...

Standard lipid panels don't always cover underlying markers that might be affecting your cardiovascular health. Dr Jeremy London shares 3 advanced lab tests.

Guidelines continue to recommend standard dual antiplatelet therapy while endorsing de-escalating therapy and monotherapy for some patients. Non-statin lipid-lowering therapies make their debut for ...

Around 25 million adults in the U.S. have high cholesterol, and the CDC estimates that 86 million have "borderline high" levels that could lead to bigger health issues down the road. Left untreated, ...

Blood tests are common procedures done to help diagnose certain diseases and measure things like your cholesterol or levels of essential vitamins and minerals. While most times you don't need to ...

Heather Bowers doesn't recall all the details of her first cholesterol screening. It was at a college health fair two decades ...

In light of the increased use of antipsychotics in children and adolescents, how often should a lipid panel be checked? Is it common practice to obtain baseline labs prior to starting an antipsychotic ...

November 13, 2011 (Orlando, Florida) — An expert panel is recommending that all children, regardless of family history, undergo universal screening for elevated cholesterol levels [1]. The panel ...