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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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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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Craig Stoltz

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posted 04/01/2008, comment (1)

Vytorin: Three Things You Need to Know

Another week, another set of studies calling into question the benefits and risks of a widely used drug. This time it's Vytorin, a cholesterol-lowering drug that combines a statin (in this case Zocor) with a drug that lowers bad cholesterol a different way (Zetia, aka ezetimibe). As usual, the story is getting political (Congressional... Read more Chevron

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Heather Reese

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posted 02/07/2007, comment (1)

Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape

Fifty percent of Americans have high cholesterol, according to recent statistics from the American Heart Association (AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts them at high risk for heart attack and stroke. These rates are alarming, but there is something we can do about it! Many people can... Read more Chevron

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