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pakas

Work Injury 04/28/1990 RSD, Fibromyalgia, in 2006 Pagets Disease

posted 10/26/2008, comments (12)

I have RSD, Fibromyalgia, Pagets Disease, arthritis, allergies, a spinal column stimulator implanted

My Family has had to deal with High cholesterol for generations. I know that both my Gandparents had high cholesterol, my Father had it and I have it. As far as I know my family has been treated with medication since available and I know my Father was on a ^ Cholesterol diet with medidation yet he still passed away at 64, 2 day before his 65th... Read more Chevron

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MILRON

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Been Through It

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posted 10/16/2008, comments (8)

How can I raise my HDL levels?

I have been seriously trying for about 5 years to raise my HDL level without success. Currently, my levels are: HDL 34, LDL 58, total Cholesterol 122 and Triglycerides 149. Presently, I am daily taking Lipitor (20mg), Niacin (800mg) and fish oils (10,000mg). I started taking prescription niacin about 4 months ago. For the past year I been... Read more Chevron

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lorene

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Living With It

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posted 09/18/2008, comment (1)

Letting You In On My Life

I'll let you in, if you do the same,, Hope everyone is good, all the same.

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Deanne Stein

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posted 09/03/2008, comment (1)

HIV, Cholesterol, and the Sex Talk with My Son

My son starts high school this week. How did that happen? It seems like he just started Kindergarten yesterday! Time flies too fast, it's hard to catch up. I look at my daughter in her car seat and I want to freeze time, because I know I'll blink and she'll be all grown up, too. I am excited for my son to start high school but worried at the same... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Larry Weinrauch

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Cardiovascular Internist

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posted 08/25/2008, comments (0)

Alcohol Consumption and Heart Disease Prevention: How Much is Enough?

The newspapers these days seem to be full of studies that tell us that alcohol may be good for certain things (like preventing heart disease and stroke) while telling us that it's bad for other things (like the liver and memory). I am often asked by my patients, their family members, or friends how much alcohol is the "right amount." As far as the... Read more Chevron

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