If you're in midlife, your risk may be changing-even if your numbers aren't.

Almost 25 million adults in the U.S. have high cholesterol, which puts them at a higher risk for a heart attack or stroke in ...

High cholesterol causes plaque build-up that can block arteries and lead to a greater risk of heart disease, heart attack, or stroke. If you want to keep your heart healthy, it's important to ...

By HealthDay Staff HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, March 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Whether topped with fruit or flavored with ...

One of my patients complained that clinicians “are making the whole country sick. Everyone is abnormal.” Laboratories don’t report values based on the normal curve anymore. Instead, a normal level is ...

Officer is not alone. As women enter menopause, cholestrol levels jump—by an average of 10-15%, or about 10 to 20 milligrams per deciliter. (A healthy adult cholesterol range is 125-200 milligrams per ...