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 ...

Regular cholesterol screenings are crucial for evaluating heart risks and preventing heart attacks and strokes. Here's the ...

Here are five tests worth asking your doctor about at your next visit. The complete blood count, or CBC, measures red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. According to the National Heart, ...

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

A routine blood report often brings relief. Numbers fall within range, the doctor nods, and life moves on. Yet, many people ...

A new combined test panel called Lipid Profile ALT (Cholestech Corp., Hayward, Calif.) has received an FDA waiver from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) standards. The panel, designed ...

“People view turning 40 as a significant life milestone because it provides an opportunity to improve their health through ...