If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you'll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that's how ...

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A cholesterol test that many Americans don't receive may do a better job of identifying who needs treatment to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to new research from Northwestern ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The Family Heart Foundation(R) today announced the launch of Cholesterol Connect(R), a groundbreaking program that ...

New cholesterol guidelines advise doctors to begin screening and treating people in their 30s, long before the risks of a heart attack and stroke become significantly higher. For the first time, the ...

Cholesterol screening in children may serve as an opportunity to not only detect familial hypercholesterolemia early, but to prevent future cardiovascular disease burden, a speaker reported.At the ...

A new study finds that current guidelines for cholesterol screening in children may miss nearly 10% of those who have high levels of LDL, or bad cholesterol. The question of how soon children should ...

Cholesterol tests are well-established as an important part of a routine health screening—for adults. For young people, it's another story. Relatively few children and teenagers are screened for ...

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to see where things stand. At least, that’s how it has worked in the medical world for nearly 60 years. But new research suggests that a cholesterol test may not actually be the best way to identify ...