This column is an update of one that ran originally in December 2012. DEAR DOCTOR K: Both my parents had heart disease, so I'm worried I might get it. A friend said I should get a CRP test, but my ...

Whenever we think of the highest marker for heart attack, cholesterol is the name that comes up first. Yet, there’s another blood test that might actually out‑shine cholesterol, in flagging your risk ...

Dear Doctor K: The last time I had blood work, my doctor didn't check my CRP level. Wouldn't my CRP level have given him a better idea of my risk of heart disease? Dear Reader: You ask a good question ...

Two new studies confirm what doctors and scientists have long suspected--that inflammation may be just as important as cholesterol in causing heart attacks and strokes. The research on C-reactive ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: Both my parents had heart disease, so I’m worried I might get it. A friend said I should get a CRP test, but my doctor hasn’t ordered one. Should I ask him about the test? DEAR READER: ...