Having high cholesterol can greatly increase your risk of various health conditions including heart attack, stroke and developing dangerous blood clot...

Shift work raises the risk of having a heart attack, a major review of working pattern health effects has shown. Working unsocial hours was found t...

Anyone reading the papers this week might have come away with the impression that all over 50s should be hot-footing it down to their local pharmacy and demanding a polypill. So why, you might be wondering, are we not adopting this 'one size fits all' approach straight away?

A dieting craze in Sweden has been blamed for a surprise surge in cholesterol levels that may be putting people at increased risk of heart disease. ...

High cholesterol and high blood pressure rarely have any symptoms - which may be part of the reason why medication for these conditions isn't taken as prescribed. These conditions are invisible killers.