There are no warning signs for high LDL and other unhealthy cholesterol levels. When symptoms finally occur, they usually take the form of angina (chest pain) or heart attack in response to the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque in the heart arteries.
One of the cliches about treating diabetes is that having diabetes puts you in the same risk category as that of a person who has already... Read more »
It's quite commonly known that high total cholesterol and LDL levels are directly related to an increased risk of heart disease and that... Read more »
For the past 3 or 4 years, my internist has done a C-reactive protein test on me. My most recent high-sensitivity CRP was 3.1, which she... Read more »
It wasn’t too long ago that the annual mortality from HIV infection exceeded 20 percent/yr. Much to the credit of the scientific... Read more »
While high cholesterol (either as a high LDL or “bad” cholesterol; or low HDL or “good” cholesterol) certainly contributes to the... Read more »
New research published in the medical journal Neurology suggests that high levels of cholesterol may increase a person's risk of developing... Read more »
Portuguese researchers have found that having high cholesterol not only boosts people's risk of heart disease, but it also increases their risk for... Read more »
According to a new study, high cholesterol levels can significantly increase a person's risk of heart failure. Scientists followed more than 6,800... Read more »
Scientists say high levels of an enzyme known as lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 increases a person's risk of developing heart disease as... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Elevated cholesterol levels in midlife ? even levels considered only borderline ? significantly increase the risk of... Read more »