Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a healthy and fairly active 62-year-old female. My blood pressure and cholesterol levels have always been very good, and there’s no history of heart issues in my immediate family.

Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we’ll explain the difference between “good” and “bad” shortly), and if you have too much of the kind that ...

The issue of cholesterol is a lot more complicated than most people think – there are as many as eight different blood tests ...

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several health problems, including heart attacks — the number one cause of death ...

High cholesterol can lead to significant health problems, but it can often go unnoticed without any symptoms until it's too late. This is why it's crucial to understand the risk factors that can ...

A new study has found that older adults with too much “good” HDL cholesterol may be at a higher risk of developing glaucoma. On the flip side, researchers found that people with higher levels of “bad” ...

HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, appears to influence treatment decisions around statin therapy, according to an analysis in JACC: Advances. Compared with people who have normal HDL-cholesterol ...

Getting more "good cholesterol" can prevent memory loss in old age. July 2, 2008 — -- A new study has linked increased HDL, the "good" kind of cholesterol, with a decreased risk of memory loss ...

Elevated levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol were associated with an increased long-term risk for new-onset fractures in men, but not in women. Researchers conducted a prospective ...

The investigators behind a new study matched control participants to patients with AMD by age, race, ethnicity, and gender in a roughly 2:1 ratio. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that use ...