A NEW DIY health test costing just £19.99 could help catch killer heart disease in its tracks – and prevent up to 136,000 ...

Note: Past or current smokers may need a yearly lung cancer scan. Get your ears and eyes checked as advised. Men 65 to 75 ...

These are the most important blood tests that doctors suggest you should have for a deep dive into your health.

While watching your diet, and avoiding a sedentary lifestyle are key factors to ensure that your cholesterol level does not shoot up, is there any way of finding out if these are working? The tricky ...

Good’ cholesterol may be linked to an increased risk of glaucoma in individuals over 55, while, paradoxically, ‘bad’ cholesterol may be associated with a lower risk. These findings challenge ...

A closer look at the blood test results revealed that those with higher levels of HDL cholesterol were at a 10% increased risk of developing glaucoma compared to those with the lowest levels.

My cholesterol has been on the rise for the past few years – and not just a slow creep. For most of my life, my LDL (often ...

Good' (HDL) cholesterol, usually considered to be beneficial for health, may be linked to a heightened risk of the serious ...

participants underwent annual tests of their total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C and triglycerides — another fatty substance that comes from diet and is found in the blood. The researchers split ...

Scientists have discovered a potential new treatment for familial hypercholesterolemia, inspired by signs seen in the Mona ...

Seniors whose cholesterol levels spike and plummet year-to-year could be at increased risk of dementia and failing brain ...