If you’re at risk of heart disease, your healthcare team might use the pooled cohort equation (PCE) tool to determine your long-term risk and whether taking statins — cholesterol-lowering medication — ...

Cholesterol meds—taking by millions of Americans every day—often come with a lifelong prescription, adding out-of-pocket ...

New research reveals that standard screening misses most people with a common inherited cholesterol disorder. A Mayo Clinic study reports that current genetic screening guidelines overlook most people ...

A new study revealed that most people with genes that cause very high cholesterol and early heart disease are unaware of their risks.According to research published in Circulation: Genomic and ...

Least-fit individuals on high-intensity statins had a 21% higher risk of diabetes compared with the least-fit individuals on ...

Although doctors prescribe statins to help lower cholesterol, the drugs might have an added benefit: reducing Alzheimer’s disease risk. Regular use of statins is associated with a reduced risk for ...

Nearly 90% of people carrying genetics that cause dangerously high cholesterol — an inherited condition called familial hypercholesterolemia — were not aware of their risk, re ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (KFSN) -- To lower your cholesterol naturally, Harvard Medical School says to cut out certain fats, back down on sugar and grain intake, and increase your fruit and veggie intake. But ...

Statins are very cheap and highly effective cholesterol-lowering drugs -- but high-risk heart patients may have an even better option, a new evidence review says. Combining statins with another drug, ...

Researchers issue new warning over overlooked high cholesterol condition – here are the symptoms (and why you’re likely to ...