High blood
High blood cholesterol occurs when there is too much cholesterol in your blood. Your cholesterol level is determined partly by your genetic makeup and the saturated
The risk of developing...
September is designated National Cholesterol Education Month by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). It is a good time... Read more »
You already know that being physically active will help you lower total cholesterol and triglycerides, reduce high blood pressure, and... Read more »
Most efforts to battle arterial clogging focus on lowering LDL, so called "bad" cholesterol. But higher levels of HDL, the good... Read more »
I've had a pretty good week of staying true to my promise and doing something for my health every day. Mostly, it's been in the form of... Read more »
So we’ve heard the old wives’ tale about how getting our daily dose of vitamin C is good for staving off a cold, but did you that this... Read more »
According to new research, the combination drug Vytorin is more effective at lowering bad cholesterol than Crestor. Vytorin works on two sources of... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: High Blood Cholesterol
Goals of Treatment for High Blood CholesterolThe goal of treatment for people with high blood cholesterol is to sufficiently lower the LDL... Read more »
Deanne Stein is an on-air reporter for WOWK-TV, the CBS affiliate in Charleston, West Virginia. Originally from Oklahoma, Deanne graduated with a... Read more »
One of the longest-running trials to pit Atkins-style low-carbohydrate diets against low-fat diets found that low-carb may be the most... Read more »
Dr. Paul G. Donohue responds to a reader's question about whether there is truth to reports that pomegranate juice lowers cholesterol. Dr. Donohue... Read more »