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High blood cholesterol occurs when there is too much cholesterol in your blood. Your cholesterol level is determined partly by your genetic makeup and the saturated
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Benefits of Smoking Cessation for Your Heart & Tips to Quit...
The good news is that in recent years fewer Americans are smoking cigarettes, however many still continue to smoke, and unfortunately the... Read more »
Understanding Your Cholesterol Lab Work
Warren, a 56-year old accounting manager at a manufacturing plant, recently came to my office and asked, "My doctor said my LDL cholesterol... Read more »
It’s not the LDL cholesterol, stupid!
The recent fuss with the Enhance Study that failed to demonstrate a difference in carotid plaque with Vytorin® (simvastatin and Zetia®)... Read more »
Go Red! Or is it Go White? Alcohol and Cholesterol
The French are renown for their exquisite cuisine and fashionable lifestyles. It’s not too hard for us to imagine a French person sitting... Read more »
MS and Cholesterol: The Basics
High blood cholesterol affects over 65 million Americans and I am one of those people, as are each of my parents. Often genetic, high... Read more »
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Cigar, Pipe Smoking as Dangerous as Cigarettes
Many pipe and cigar smokers comfort themselves with the belief that their habit isn't as dangerous as cigarette smoking, but experts say that isn't... Read more »
High Cholesterol Diagnosis and Testing
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Lifestyle changes (such as diet, weight control, exercise, and smoking cessation) are the first line of defense for treating unhealthy cholesterol... Read more »
Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The absolute mandate for improving cholesterol levels is to first make changes in lifestyle (both diet and exercise). Even when drugs are used,... Read more »
Diagnosis of High Blood Cholesterol
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: High Blood Cholesterol
Signs and Symptoms of High Blood CholesterolUnfortunately, there are no signs or symptoms of high blood cholesterol levels until complications of... Read more »
Introduction to High Blood Cholesterol
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: High Blood Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that is an integral structural component of the cell membrane and also plays an important role in the production... Read more »
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