Doctors should consider treating high cholesterol much earlier and more aggressively than they have in the past, according to ...

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Cardiologists share the best foods to lower cholesterol naturally that you should be adding to your plate. Plus, other ways ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a powerful pair of cholesterol-lowering drugs first hit the market last summer, initial excitement in the medical community quickly turned to panic. The new drugs promised to ...

In a new strategy for preventing heart attacks and strokes, leading cardiologists are urging their fellow physicians to focus on reducing the LDL cholesterol of patients at greatest risk of suffering ...

Millions of Americans struggle with high cholesterol, a major risk factor for heart disease. While medication helps many, ...

Repatha (evolocumab) is a prescription medication used in certain situations to lower “bad” cholesterol and reduce serious heart-related risks. Here is a quick breakdown of how it works. Your liver ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two powerful and innovative cholesterol drugs likely to be approved this summer both target the same protein and have been shown to sharply lower LDL in high-risk patients. But ...

Cholesterol-lowering statin medications like Lipitor and Crestor have been the #1 prescribed class of drugs in the U.S. for years. More than 215 million prescriptions add $14 billion to drug company ...