HealthDay News — Screening for hypercholesterolemia is feasible at routine child immunization visits in primary care practices, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Cholesterol - the good, the bad and the combined - is essential for our overall health. It plays a key role in digesting fatty foods, making vitamin D and producing hormones amongst other things. But ...

The innovative program from the Family Heart Foundation includes being able to order a free test kit for an at-home blood lipid panel and track your results online, as well as the ability to discuss ...

November 13, 2011 (Orlando, Florida) — An expert panel is recommending that all children, regardless of family history, undergo universal screening for elevated cholesterol levels [1]. The panel ...

Some 71 million people in the U.S. have high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) — what’s commonly referred to as “bad cholesterol.” But up to 40% of them aren’t aware of their high ...

To get a picture of how much cholesterol you have circulating in your system that could deposit on your blood vessel walls and raise the risk for a heart attack or other event, blood tests are done to ...

New program provides free at-home test kits and care navigation support to improve awareness and manage risks for common cardiovascular disease instigators, high lipoprotein (a), Lp(a), and ...

Amy Peterson, MD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin, discussed current pediatric lipid screening guidelines and the potential evolution of pediatric lipid ...

The total lipid profile is a group of tests to determine risk of coronary heart disease. The complete lipid profile requires an eight- to 12-hour fast prior to the test to ensure accurate results. The ...

The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice will hold a total lipid profile along with a comprehensive cholesterol and glucose screening at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the RAVNAH office ...