High cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia, affects nearly 1 in 3 American adults—yet it often goes undetected until a serious event like a heart attack or stroke occurs. It's one of the major ...

There is something unsettling about illnesses that stay quiet for years. High cholesterol is one of them. It does not usually ...

High cholesterol levels often are a family problem, passed down from one generation to the next. One form of inherited high cholesterol is familial hypercholesterolemia, which commonly is ...

You can have dangerously elevated levels coursing through your bloodstream right now and feel absolutely fine. No chest pain. No shortness of breath. No warning lights on your internal dashboard. It ...