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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Cholesterol Levels For Post Menopausal Women

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Go Red! Women and Cholesterol

By Dr. Kang Health Expert
February is not only a time for us to focus on our romantic hearts but also on our biologic ones as well.  February has been designated heart awareness month by the American Heart Association, and during this month numerous campaigns are launched in the hopes of increasing our awareness and education about heart disease, the #1 killer in our country.

Many people often think of heart disease as a man’s disease, but in fact heart disease is an equal opportunity killer.  More women die from hear...
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Expert & Community Posts

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Aromatase Inhibitor FAQs: Hormone Therapy (Arimidex, Femara, and Aromasin) for Breast Cancer
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...Femara and Aromasin (but not Arimidex) can raise cholesterol levels, thus possibly increasing a... Read more »

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Thyroid Disease and Cholesterol
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...answer really relates to how the thyroid influences cholesterol levels.  The thyroid gland... Read more »

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The Pros and Cons of Accutane
By Sue Chung , Health Expert

...recent study discovered that Accutane can increase cholesterol levels dramatically.French... Read more »

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The Pros and Cons of Accutane
By Sue Chung , Health Expert

...recent study discovered that Accutane can increase cholesterol levels dramatically.French... Read more »

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Weight loss or niacin: Which is better?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

As I discussed in my last blog post, niacin can be a useful vitamin and nutritional supplement to... Read more »

Health Guide

Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
If your cholesterol is too high, it's time to take action. Lowering your total cholesterol levels can reduce your chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, or dying of heart disease. If you... Read more »
Low Cholesterol Diets and Lifestyle Changes
...that lowering cholesterol saves lives are done using drug therapy, the absolute mandate for improving cholesterol levels is to first make changes in lifestyle (both diet and exercise). Even when... Read more »
Risk Factors of Alzheimer's Disease
...14 million Americans within 50 years. Evidence points to older age, high blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and a family history of the disease as the most important risk... Read more »
Menopause: Medications
...for adverse health effects.Adverse Effects of HRT.Heart Disease. In spite of estrogen's benefits on cholesterol levels and other factors that affect the heart, evidence suggests that HRT does not... Read more »
Heart healthy Dietary Changes: low carb diet, low fat diet, weight loss
...loss in the short term. However, while these diets appeared to lower triglyceride and raise HDL (good) cholesterol levels, they also raised overall and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. There is not... Read more »

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