What foods should I avoid before a cholesterol test? Cardiologist reveals what to eat the night before, whether you need to ...

If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

Understanding your cholesterol test results in plain English Your doctor hands you a cholesterol report filled with ...

To get a picture of how much cholesterol you have circulating in your system that could deposit on your blood vessel walls and raise the risk for a heart attack or other event, blood tests are done to ...

The innovative program from the Family Heart Foundation includes being able to order a free test kit for an at-home blood lipid panel and track your results online, as well as the ability to discuss ...

New program provides free at-home test kits and care navigation support to improve awareness and manage risks for common cardiovascular disease instigators, high lipoprotein (a), Lp(a), and ...

While it is important to contact a doctor for regular checkups, some at-home preventive tests can help screen for certain conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol, and nutritional deficiencies. A ...

Every Australian adult should be screened for a potentially deadly type of inherited cholesterol, and if the simple blood ...

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 ...

A new study finds that current guidelines for cholesterol screening in children may miss nearly 10% of those who have high levels of LDL, or bad cholesterol. The question of how soon children should ...

India is grappling with a growing heart disease crisis, with lifestyle disorders causing silent and progressive damage to the ...