Cholesterol is not the only indicator of heart health – so your lab reports may not give you the full picture. Learn about the three other risk factors.

As you visit the doctor over the years, you may notice certain numbers in your bloodwork slowly creeping up. Cholesterol, a waxy substance found in every cell of your body, is vital to its functioning ...

For decades, cholesterol screening has focused on a familiar set of numbers—LDL (“bad” cholesterol), HDL (“good” cholesterol), and triglycerides. When these values fall within the “normal” range, many ...

Triglycerides and cholesterol are both types of lipids (fats) that circulate in your blood, but both serve entirely separate purposes. Triglycerides store unused calories and provide your body with ...

Women with prepregnancy biomarkers for lipids in the higher end of the “normal” range faced higher odds of developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to a study published in JAMA ...

Heart diseases are India's leading killer, causing over a quarter of all deaths, with ischemic heart disease and stroke dominating, affecting younger people, and showing higher prevalence in urban ...

For most patients, a cholesterol report that reads "normal" is treated as a clean bill of health, a reassuring number that closes the conversation about cardiac risk rather than opening one. This ...

For decades doctors have been telling their patients that high levels of HDL, otherwise known as “good cholesterol,” could protect them from heart disease. But a new study suggests that having a lot ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you please explain what is cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein and the significance of a high HDL cholesterol value? What about non-HDL ...