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Friday, October, 23, 2009

What Is A High Cholesterol

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HIV Therapy Linked to High Cholesterol: What You Should Know

By Dr. Kang Health Expert

It wasn’t too long ago that the annual mortality from HIV infection exceeded 20 percent/yr. Much to the credit of the scientific community which aggressively researched this disease and to the credit of our society as a whole for accepting the reality of HIV and making it a major public health issue, the annual mortality rate is now less than 2 percent/yr in just over a decade of therapy. The continued development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is largely responsible for this ...

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Expert & Community Posts

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February 24: Understand Your Lab Results
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

Okay, you've just found out you have high cholesterol.  Now what?  Well, you need to know the... Read more »

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Cholesterol, Stroke, and Statins: Is there a paradox?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

High cholesterol, specifically high LDL and low HDL, is clearly a risk factor for the development... Read more »

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Blocked Arteries and Low Cholesterol: Now What?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

While high cholesterol (either as a high LDL or “bad” cholesterol; or low HDL or “good”... Read more »

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Could High Cholesterol Be at the Bottom of Your Strained Sex Life?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

A reader recently asked if high cholesterol can directly affect your sex life.  The answer to this... Read more »

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Cholesterol Education Month: A Year in Review and What’s to Come
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...be an effective means of preventing and treating high cholesterol in children and does not... Read more »

Health Guide

How to Use This Site
Welcome to CholesterolNetwork. Learning that you or someone you love has high cholesterol can be frightening. Elevated levels of cholesterol can put you at risk for heart disease. If you've been... Read more »
Share your cholesterol story
...individuals like you are willing and eager to share their experience--and expertise--with others coping with high cholesterol. Whether you have been diagnosed with high cholesterol or you've cared... Read more »
Cholesterol Information After Diagnosis
If you have just been diagnosed with high cholesterol, you probably have a lot of questions about your risks and your next steps toward recovery. We’ve got answers. What is... Read more »
What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide
...their cholesterol level is too high. Considering that more than million estimated American adults have high cholesterol, the failure to appreciate high cholesterol’s importance places many... Read more »
How to Use This Site: Cholesterol Center
Welcome to the Cholesterol Center. Learning that you or someone you love has high cholesterol can be frightening. Elevated levels of cholesterol can put you at risk for heart disease. If you've been... Read more »

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Cholesterol in the Body- How is Cholesterol Produced?

Find out how cholesterol is produced.... Read more »

Medications

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...medication even if you feel well. Most people with high cholesterol or triglycerides do not... Read more »

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...medication even if you feel well. Most people with high cholesterol do not feel sick. Read more »

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...medication even if you feel well. Most people with high cholesterol/triglycerides do not feel... Read more »

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...medication even if you feel well. Most people with high cholesterol or triglycerides do not... Read more »

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...eye problem if you have heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, certain eye problems... Read more »

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