New medical guidelines aim to head off damage early with lifestyle changes, screening tests and medication.

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 ...

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

The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical associations, today issued an updated guideline for the management of dyslipidemia-abnormal ...

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.

The American Heart Association advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and strokes.

Thankfully, having high cholesterol doesn’t necessarily mean you should avoid all cholesterol-rich foods. Recent research has found that specific cholesterol-rich foods, such as full-fat milk, yogurt ...

High cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia, affects nearly 1 in 3 American adults—yet it often goes undetected until a serious event like a heart attack or stroke occurs. It's one of the major ...

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

High Cholesterol Symptoms: Cholesterol is a fatty-waxy substance that the body uses while making new cells and hormones. Although, essential, cholesterol when present in excessive levels in the blood ...

These included statins, prescribed to treat high cholesterol, and alpha blockers, also known as alpha adrenergic receptor ...