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Is Cholesterol Testing for Kids Going Too Far?
iStockphoto By Amanda Gardner TUESDAY, July 13 (Health.com) — Cholesterol tests may soon become as routine a part of childhood health care as vaccines. In recent years, a growing number of...
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Strength of Cholesterol-Lowering Supplements Varies Widely
Getty Images By Amanda Gardner MONDAY, October 25 (Health.com) — Bottles of the popular cholesterol-lowering supplement red yeast rice almost always list 600 milligrams of rice as the sole ingredient....
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High Cholesterol in Middle Age May Not Lead to Dementia
Getty Images By Anne Harding WEDNESDAY, November 10 (Health.com) — Controlling your cholesterol in middle age is good for your heart and blood vessels, but according to a new study, it may not lower...
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Too Much TV Time May Hurt Your Heart
Getty Images By Anne Harding MONDAY, January 10 (Health.com) — Spending lots of free time glued to the TV or computer screen can hurt your heart and shorten your life, no matter how much exercise you...
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Bone Drug May Boost Statin's Heart Benefits
Getty Images By Lynne Peeples THURSDAY, April 28, 2011 (Health.com) — A bone-strengthening drug sometimes used to treat osteoporosis may boost the cholesterol-lowering power of statins, according to...
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Erectile Dysfunction? Try Losing Weight
Corbis By Anne Harding FRIDAY, August 5, 2011 (Health.com) — Viagra gets the job done, but it’s a quick fix. For many men, weaning themselves off the little blue pill and finding a longer-lasting...
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Study: Diabetes Doubles Alzheimer's Risk
Getty Images By Anne Harding MONDAY, September 19, 2011 (Health.com) — People with diabetes are at increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke at an early age. But that’s not the only worry:...
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Roshini Raj, MD, Health’s medical editor and coauthor of What the Yuck?!, fields your most personal and provocative questions. Q: Should I be eating coconut oil? It seems like the hot new superfood!...
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Benefits of Fish Oil for Heart Patients Questioned
Getty Images By Amanda Gardner MONDAY, April 9, 2012 (Health.com) — Fish oil supplements, which contain omega-3 fatty acids believed to promote heart health, may not benefit people who have already...
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A Doctor Heals Himself, But Still Battles Culture of Disease
Dr. Ed James draws inspiration from his personal experiences with healthy lifestyle changes, having overcome prediabetes and obesity several years ago. In 2011, he founded Heal2BFree to focus on...
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Diet, Exercise May Boost ‘Good’ Cholesterol, Study Suggests
THURSDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) — For overweight people with diabetes, intensive exercise and dieting not only aids weight loss, it can also help train their fat cells to produce a hormone believed...
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Happy National Nut Day!
Every day is National Nut Day at Health! We usually keep at least four different types of nuts butters on hand at all times (for making the incredible sandwich pictured). And we stock plenty of nuts...
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Gene-Tweaked Tomatoes, Probiotics Aim to Lower Your Cholesterol
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) — People who took a probiotic supplement containing a beneficial bacteria saw their cholesterol levels improve, and a freeze-dried...
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Today’s U.S. Soldiers Fitter Than Decades Ago: Report
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) — U.S. service members who died in Iraq and Afghanistan had been healthier than troops in previous wars, military researchers...
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Cholesterol Levels May Vary By Season
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) — Cholesterol levels increase with winter’s arrival and drop again as warmer weather returns, a new study by Brazilian...
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High-Dose Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Kidney Problems
By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) — People who take high doses of popular cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may be more likely to develop kidney problems, a...
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Mediterranean Diet Helps the Heart, Even If You Don’t Lose Weight
WEDNESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) — Men at high risk for heart disease might reduce their “bad” cholesterol by eating a heart-healthy Mediterranean diet, even if they don’t lose weight, a small new...
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Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Higher Diabetes Risk
THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) — Certain statins — the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs — may increase your chances of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. The risk was greatest...
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7 Lifestyle Changes That Shrink Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) — Certain lifestyle changes could greatly reduce your stroke risk, according to a new study. Researchers calculated stroke risk among nearly 23,000 black and white...
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Cholesterol-Lowering Statins Linked to Risk of Cataracts
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) — The statin medications that millions of adults take to lower their cholesterol levels may also raise their risk of developing...
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