Heart attacks do not always come with the dramatic chest pain. Sometimes, they are hidden behind the everyday symptoms like fatigue, dizziness, jaw, neck, and back pain, cold sweats, or even ...

Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease ...

One of the most talked-about medical topics of the last couple weeks is C-reactive protein (CRP), elevated blood levels of which have been closely tied to heart disease risk. Before you rush out for a ...

A study finds that a blood test that evaluates levels of three compounds — lipoprotein(a), C-reactive protein (a marker of inflammation), and “bad” LDL cholesterol — can accurately reveal heart ...

Bristol, UK - A new genetic study has cast new doubt on the idea that C-reactive protein (CRP) plays a causative role in metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease [1]. In a paper published in the ...

Your annual physical rolls around, and you dutifully show up for the usual battery of tests — cholesterol, blood sugar, maybe a complete blood count. But here’s what most people don’t realize: there ...