Richmond-based Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. is expanding its health screenings to include testing for lung cancer. HDL announced Tuesday that it has acquired substantially all the assets of a U.S ...

Heather Bowers doesn't recall all the details of her first cholesterol screening. It was at a college health fair two decades ...

A study found that typical cholesterol tests measuring HDL and LDL levels might be missing an important indicator of heart disease risk in certain people. Measuring apolipoprotein B (ApoB), a protein ...

Your liver makes cholesterol, and it is also in the foods we eat. Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But having too much cholesterol in your blood raises your risk of heart disease.

What Is a Lipid Profile? Lipid profile, or sometimes referred to as lipid panel, is a blood test that's used as a screening tool for abnormalities in lipids, such as cholesterol and triglycerides. It ...

The most comprehensive research into cholesterol ever conducted in the UK has found 54% of Brits could have high total cholesterol levels. Now a medical expert says the recent switch from measuring ...