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October 03, 2008
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Making Sense of Cholesterol Ratios, Lipid Profiles and Your Heart Disease Risk Scores
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...interchangeably to order the same set of labs. To make reading this easier, I'm going to use... Read more »
Tips on How to Raise Your HDL
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health ExpertFinally, you want more of something instead of less! HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol... Read more »
Blocked Arteries and Low Cholesterol: Now What?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health ExpertWhile high cholesterol (either as a high LDL or “bad” cholesterol; or low HDL or “good”... Read more »
Soft drink dangers
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...blood pressure, elevated triglycerides, low levels of good cholesterol (HDL), and high fasting... Read more »
Byetta for the Heart
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...biggest change was a 24 percent increase in HDL, the good cholesterol level. LDL levels averaged... Read more »
Health Guide
Cholesterol Information After Diagnosis
...atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis plays a large role in causing heart attack.Having low levels of HDL (good cholesterol) can put you at risk for stroke. Read more about cholesterol’s effects on... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
...exercise is required to significantly change cholesterol levels, notably by increasing HDL (the so-called good cholesterol). Overweight people who have trouble losing pounds can still achieve... Read more »Heart Attack Risk Factors
...exercise is required to significantly change cholesterol levels, notably by increasing HDL (the so-called good cholesterol). Overweight people who have trouble losing pounds can still achieve... Read more »Menopause: Medications
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)Doctors used to believe that HRT could help reduce the risk of heart disease and other health risks in addition to treating menopausal symptoms. The... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Major Food Components in a healthy diabetic diet
...suggested that a high level of sugar consumption may also reduce levels of HDL cholesterol, the so-called good cholesterol.Fructose (sugar found in fruits). Fructose may produce a slower increase... Read more »Images
Find out how cholesterol is produced.... Read more »
Medications
...condition worsens (e.g., your routine blood pressure readings increase or your chest pain occurs... Read more »
...and fats (triglycerides) in the blood while raising good cholesterol (HDL). This product is... Read more »
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Computers Detect Breast Cancer
November 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows when a computer-aided detection system is used in breast cancer screening, it detects cancer as effectively... Read summary »
Good Cholesterol Sometimes Bad
December 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you're not one of the 17 percent of Americans who have high cholesterol, you may consider yourself healthy overall. New... Read summary »
Ladies, Keep an Eye on That Cholesterol!
February 21, 2007By Betsy Lievense, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Now, even the fittest of females have a good reason to cut down... Read summary »
Reading Troubles Connected to Glaucoma
February 27, 2009By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Trouble reading may be pointing to more than aging eyes. New... Read summary »
Soy Nuts and Exercise Help Cut Cholesterol
May 29, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Are you a post-menopausal woman with high blood pressure? If so, listen up! A recent study reveals substituting soy nuts for... Read summary »
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