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 ...

Sometimes, lifestyle modifications alone won't help you have healthy cholesterol numbers. "When diet and exercise aren’t enough, considering starting a medication such as a statin, ezetimibe, or PCSK9 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

They can go far towards improving your heart health.

Q: I have high levels of HDL cholesterol -- the "good" cholesterol. I was happy about that, but now I hear that medicines raising your HDL levels don't seem to help. Should I be disappointed? A: The ...

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 ...

Once upon a time, cholesterol was simple. This molecule, it was proclaimed, came in two varieties: an artery-clogging “bad” sort and an artery-clearing “good” one. The difference was not in the ...

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 ...