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Risk Factors
Over 13 million Americans have had angina, a heart attack, or both. Each year, an estimated 1.2 million people will experience a serious heart event. About 25% of all Americans have one or more risk factors for heart disease. Most risk factors for heart disease are related to lifestyle and environmental factors.
Over the past decades, heart disease rates declined in both men and women as they quit smoking and improved dietary habits. This rate, however, has stabilized in recent years,...
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Expert & Community Posts
Go Red! Women and Cholesterol
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...Women of childbearing years have higher good HDL levels (average levels ~55-60mg/dl) and lower... Read more »
Heart Disease: The Number One Killer in Women
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...2-4 grams is recommended for women with high triglycerides. On February 1st, 2008 you... Read more »
Omacar, meet Lovaza
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...200mg/dl. Certain conditions such as obesity, low thyroid levels, and certain medications can... Read more »
The Pros and Cons of Accutane
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...discovered that Accutane can increase cholesterol levels dramatically.French doctors first began... Read more »
The Pros and Cons of Accutane
By Sue Chung , Health Expert...discovered that Accutane can increase cholesterol levels dramatically.French doctors first began... 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 »Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors
...insulin resistance and diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and unhealthy cholesterol levels. Waist circumferences greater than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men have been... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Weight Control for Type 2 Diabetes
...drug may delay or even prevent the onset or progression of diabetes. It may also improve cholesterol levels, regardless of weight loss. Sibutramine is also helpful in weight loss but should not be... Read more »Hypothyroidism: Complications
...open so that blood flows smoothly through them.Hypothyroidism is associated with:Unhealthy cholesterol levels. Hypothyroidism raises levels of total cholesterol, LDL (the so-called bad... Read more »Low Cholesterol Diets and Lifestyle Changes
...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 drugs are used,... Read more »Images
Medications
...blood tests to measure these fats. If your blood fat levels get too high, your bexarotene dose... Read more »
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