Cholesterol - All People Who Are Interested In "heart disease"

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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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HeartHawk

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Heart Health Consumer Advocate

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posted 08/20/2008, comments (3)

Debunking Cholesterol Treatments: A Consumer's Review

As a heart health consumer advocate, my two favorite activities are exposing fraudulent heart disease cures and, more importantly, shining a light on promising treatments. There continues to be robust research into a number of novel therapies, backed by hard science, that offer hope to all heart disease sufferers. One such therapy is... Read more Chevron

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Rhona

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posted 01/29/2008, comments (4)

Familial high cholesterol / Recent heart attack

Hello, Several years ago I was diagnosed with high cholesterol. I don't remember the HDL or LDL levels but the total cholesterol was 300. The doctor said based on the size of my frame (medium) height (5'3") and weight (132 lbs.) that I had a condition called familial high cholesterol and this was something that could not be... Read more Chevron

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Katherine Curtis

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posted 12/13/2007, comments (0)

Over-the-Counter Cholesterol Medication!?!

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to decide whether or not to approve Merck's bid to sell un-prescribed over-the-counter cholesterol medication. This is Merck's third attempt at getting the U.S. to approve the OTC sale of Mevacor, a statin. The decision could mark a major shift in what types of drugs are approved... Read more Chevron

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Pete

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posted 05/04/2007, comments (0)

A New SharePost Feature!

Hi everyone, this is Pete, your friendly producer for CholesterolNetwork!I'm exctied to tell you about some of the great new SharePost features we have to offer. First up, we've got a new way to find the types of SharePosts you want to read with the advanced sort. You can now pick both the type of post you'd like to read, as... Read more Chevron

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