The American Heart Association is updating its cholesterol management guidelines, emphasizing early intervention, healthy ...

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

The AHA urges doctors to begin screening and treating patients who are still in their 30s, well before the risks of a heart attack and stroke are higher.

Treating high cholesterol should start sooner, even among people in their 30s, according to new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and other medical ...

The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology are updating guidelines for how to manage lipids and cholesterol. New cholesterol guideline ...

Individuals with a higher risk of heart disease should ideally start testing for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol at age 10. Also, everyone should strive for an LDL level below 100. This is ...

You might have high LDL cholesterol and not even know it. We spoke to experts about how to monitor this health stat so you ...

New ACC/AHA guidelines urge earlier cholesterol screening and treatment, focusing on lifetime heart risks.

Major medical organizations updated the cholesterol playbook for the first time in years, with new risk tools, lower targets ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol, it’s all too easy to focus on what you shouldn’t eat. But did you know that eating more foods rich in soluble fiber is an easy, all-natural way to lower ...

Millions more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new medical guidance.