DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old woman who was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). I used statins for over a decade but developed vulvar lichen sclerosus (LS), which only went ...

This fat deposit is called cholesterol. High cholesterol or Low density lipid (LDL) is bad cholesterol that puts the cardiovascular system at high risk of heart attack, cardiac arrest etc.

Familial hypercholesterolemia results from gene mutations approximately halving the number of functional LDL receptors in heterozygotes and a greater lack in homozygotes. Reduced receptor-mediated ...

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Hypercholesterolemia is one of the major risk factors for CHD. With the increase in aging populations and ...

El verano es el momento perfecto para redescubrir grandes clásicos del cine, y las películas de animación siempre son una excelente opción para disfrutar en cualquier momento. Entre las ...

Este 14 de febrero se celebra el Día de San Valentín, y son muchas las parejas que aprovecharán el fervor de esta fecha para expresar los sentimientos de afecto en diferentes contextos: puede ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm over the so-called 'good cholesterol', after findings suggest that it may not be entirely beneficial. Despite a positive reputation, recent research has unveiled ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) -- commonly known as bad cholesterol -- have long been on scientists' radar as a major contributor to heart disease. But these microscopic ...

Takeaways from the game between the Cavaliers and the Minnesota Timberwolves played Feb. 10 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse: • About two hours before tipoff of a game the Cavaliers won, 128-107 ...

Alex de Minaur has declared he's after "bigger and better things" following his loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Rotterdam Open. But the near-miss exposed a glaring reality about the ...

The film focuses on a series of hunger strikes organized by those incarcerated at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison, in protest of conditions in highest-security prisons. By Alissa Wilkinson ...