Now that we are all rested after our long Labor Day weekend, I thought it important to remind you that September has been designated National Cholesterol Education Month. Yes, there really is such a thing. There's a breast cancer awareness month, prostate cancer awareness month, a foot health awareness month, and a medical ultrasonographers awareness month. So why not a cholesterol education month? After all, there are over 65 million Americans living with high cholesterol and high...
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