For most healthy women, optimal fasting insulin levels should be less than 25 mIU/L (milli-international units per liter), ...

On the surface, this looked like an unusual case of heart attack. This 40-year-old patient of mine had a very desirable LDL (low-density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol) of 55 mg/dL. As cardiologists, ...

Understanding post-meal blood sugar is crucial for diabetes management, as food intake directly impacts glucose levels and insulin needs. While general target ranges exist, individual goals vary ...

Haemoglobin is the iron-rich protein in red blood cells. It carries oxygen from the lungs to different parts of the body and returns carbon dioxide back to the lungs. Haemoglobin (Hb) is what gives ...

If you want to maintain healthy cholesterol levels, the first step is knowing your numbers and what they actually mean—but at first glance, that can be confusing. A total cholesterol level of 200 ...

It showed that cumin significantly decreased lousy LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels. (One caution: It was just a short-term, eight-week investigation.) Other spices may also help control or ...

A new daily pill could reduce bad cholesterol levels by 60%, according to a new study. Enlicitide, which was developed by Merck, lowered "bad" LDL cholesterol by more than half in a global study ...

Lower baseline low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in individuals without a prior history of T2D and ...

NEW ORLEANS — Lowering the level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol to below 40 mg/dL — well beneath current poststroke guideline targets — reduced major cardiovascular events without ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PCSK9 inhibition with alirocumab did not reduce the primary endpoint of coronary plaque progression. LDL levels ...

Altering a single gene may help people lower dangerously high levels of cholesterol and other fats in the blood, according to new research presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American ...

The drug targets the PCSK9 protein, and could give millions of people a more affordable option to reduce their heart disease risk. By Gina Kolata Merck, the company that introduced statins to the ...