September is National Cholesterol Education Month. If you don’t know your cholesterol number, now is a good time to get your blood cholesterol checked and take steps to lower it if it is high. More ...

While 86 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol levels, one-third of Americans say they haven’t had their numbers checked in the past five years. Getting your cholesterol tested – ...

Healthy runners probably don’t lend much thought to cholesterol numbers. But more than 12 percent of American adults over the age of 20 have high cholesterol (levels greater than 240 mg/dL), according ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Tis the season to eat, drink and be merry! But it’s also easy to overdo it, which can spike your “bad” LDL cholesterol. That ...

When patients report fatigue, dizziness, or vague discomfort, it often comes as a surprise to them when a routine blood pressure or cholesterol check uncovers the underlying issue. These two ...

There is something unsettling about illnesses that stay quiet for years. High cholesterol is one of them. It does not usually announce itself with fever, pain, or dramatic warning signs in the ...

While 86 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol levels, one-third of Americans say they haven’t had their numbers checked in the past five years. Getting your cholesterol tested — ...