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Fat Kids Can Have The Arteries of A 45 Year Old - 5 Ways To Solve It
By Kenn Kihiu , Health Expert...recommending that kids as young as 8 years old be given cholesterol lowering drugs in hopes of... Read more »
Vytorin: Three Things You Need to Know
By Craig Stoltz , Health ExpertAnother week, another set of studies calling into question the benefits and risks of a widely used... Read more »
Arthritis Can Keep People With Diabetes From Exercise
By Craig Stoltz , Health ExpertA nasty interplay observed between arthritis, diabetes and inactivity appears to multiply serious... Read more »
Over Half of Americans on Long-term Prescription Medication
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...from about 30% over these six years, but the use of cholesterol lowering drugs almost doubled... Read more »
Cholesterol, Stroke, and Statins: Is there a paradox?
By Dr. Kang , Health ExpertHigh cholesterol, specifically high LDL and low HDL, is clearly a risk factor for the development... Read more »
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Gene Variation May Block Cholesterol Drugs
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September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People over the age of 65 can benefit from cholesterol lowering drugs following a stroke or mini-stroke, according to a new... Read summary »
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