Community Briefs: Nominations for healthy lifestyle awards due Aug. 27
The American Heart Association and Schneider Electric, global specialist in energy management are seeking area residents to honor with Lifestyle Change Awards.
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Preventing heart problems while keeping a cool head: Cause of flushing effect arising from cholesterol treatment with ...
Cholesterol influences the health of our hearts and blood vessels. Conventional treatment attempts to reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, in the blood plasma. The opposite approach, which involves increasing the concentration of "good" HDL cholesterol using nicotinic acid, has proven unpopular among patients up to now. The reason for this is that treatment with nicotinic acid ...
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Cholesterol Screening Rates Low Among Young Adults
Less than half of young adults don't get cholesterol screening even though up to a quarter of them have elevated cholesterol.
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Personal Finance Daily: Better stay healthy or you could pay at work
Almost half of large U.S. companies say they now use, or they plan to use, financial penalties against employees who dont participate in certain health programs, according to survey cited by MarketWatch contributor Marla Brill in her story today.
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What to expect from a heart check-up
Have you ever heard of someone who had a heart check-up, and who claimed that the check-up was thorough, only to die a few days later from a heart attack? This may make more than a few people wonder at the accuracy and thoroughness of such check-ups, and whether or not it is even worth putting yourself through the inconvenience of getting your heart checked.
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