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Cholesterol Defined

A fatty substance that occurs naturally in the body and is necessary for hormone production, cell metabolism and other vital processes. High levels of blood cholesterol are a contributing factor to coronary heart disease. There are two types of cholesterol, low density lipoproteins (LDL) and high density lipoproteins (HDL). LDL, which is sometimes called "bad cholesterol" can adhere to the walls of the coronary arteries. This process is called atherosclerosis. HDL cholesterol, sometimes called "good cholesterol" can act as a protective guard by removing LDL's from the walls of blood vessels.

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Are Caffeine Drinks Worth The Energy Boost?

Published September 5, 2008, 11:00 am, The Tampa Tribune

Energy drinks are consumed by people of all ages, but the beverages have been heavily marketed to younger people, prompting questions regarding safety.

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Heart patients benefit from staying active: study

Published September 5, 2008, 10:07 am, Reuters via Yahoo! News

Any level of leisure time physical activity appears to curb the risk of death among men and women with coronary heart disease, researchers report.

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Xocai material breaches code

Published September 5, 2008, 8:35 am, Grenfell Record

PRELIMINARY inspection of the health claims made for Xocai "healthy chocolate" in marketing material distributed in Australia appears to contravene the national food standards code, the NSW food watchdog has found.

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At Risk For Peripheral Arterial Disease? Simple Quiz Provides Key So You Can Circulate Better

Published September 5, 2008, 4:16 am, Medical News Today

Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans (twice as likely to develop clogged leg arteries), seniors (12-20 percent develop PAD) and diabetics (one in three who are over the age of 50 develop PAD).

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New Research Supports Need For Healthy Diet In Conjunction With Statins To Effectively Lower Cholesterol

Published September 5, 2008, 4:15 am, Medical News Today

New research commissioned by Flora pro.activ revealed that two thirds of GPs polled feel that it is very important for patients on cholesterol-lowering medication to also ensure they eat a healthy diet to improve heart health. According to recent NICE guidance on the management of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH), first-line treatment for FH should be statins.

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Migraine With Aura may be Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke and Heart Attacks and Must be Taken Seriously by GPs

Published September 5, 2008, 2:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Doctors need to pay special attention to people with migraine with aura as they could be at increased risk of stroke or heart attack, a London conference heard today .

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TNT study shows Lipitor 80mg reduces cardiovascular events in heart patients

Published September 5, 2008, 12:52 am, PharmaBiz

Pfizer announced that in patients with established heart disease, Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium) 80 mg not only significantly reduced the relative risk of suffering a first cardiovascular event by 19 per cent compared to Lipitor 10 mg but also provided a sustained reduction in the risk of a subsequent second, third, fourth, and fifth cardiovascular event, according to a sub-analysis of the ...

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Calendar -- West Des Moines, Clive & Waukee

Published September 4, 2008, 11:11 pm, The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index

Kids in Parks Art Contest. Through Nov. 30. Send in photos, poems, and other art forms that focus on "Kids in the Park." Entries will be entered in an all-city publication and judged by the West Des Moines Parks and Recreation Green Team. For ages 18 and younger.

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Many Questions About Vytorin

Published September 4, 2008, 10:25 pm, New York Times

The F.D.A. needs to evaluate whether it should demand larger and more definitive clinical trials before approving certain drugs.

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Heavy snorers at increased risk of stroke

Published September 4, 2008, 8:40 pm, News-Medical-Net

University of Sydney researchers have found that heavy snorers have a higher risk of cholesterol plaque in the neck arteries, leading to an increased risk of stroke.

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