Archive for October, 2008

How to lower blood cholesterol

Friday, October 31st, 2008


Lower cholesterol without medication
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Annual Community Health Fair set for Sunday - Anderson Independent-Mail
Eight churches in the Powdersville/Easley area have united to the host a Community Health Fair from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Bethesda United Methodist Church on S.C. 81 in Powdersville. This is the ninth year for this event, which will provide free
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CVS slashes generic drug costs, escalates price war - Los Angeles Times
One of the nation’s largest drugstore chains ratcheted up a price war Thursday, offering deep discounts on generic prescriptions amid national concern about the spiraling cost of healthcare. Drugstore giant CVS Caremark Corp. announced it would sell
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Ask Dr. Gott: Not all cholesterol created equally - HometownAnnapolis.com
DEAR DR. GOTT: I am an 84-year-old female in very good health. I had stage II breast cancer followed by breast removal 16 years ago. I was on tamoxifen for five years but never had chemotherapy or radiation. I continue to have yearly mammograms and
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Quick dinners - Guam Pacific Daily News
Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut (and reserve) tops from peppers. If using regular bell peppers, scoop out some of the veins and seeds. (Mini peppers don’t have enough to worry about.) Place
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Vitamin that lower cholesterol

Friday, October 31st, 2008


Lower cholesterol
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Statins Lower Blood Marker for Prostate Cancer - U.S. News & World Report

Statins Lower Blood Marker for Prostate Cancer
U.S. News & World Report, DC - 6 hours ago
"We could not distinguish whether lowering cholesterol or statin treatment was responsible, because our study was not designed to show that.
Study: Statins lower PSA levels Cortlandt Forum
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Statins taken by millions to lower cholesterol could treat pneumonia - Telegraph.co.uk

Statins taken by millions to lower cholesterol could treat pneumonia
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Oct 27, 2008
Researchers found that deaths from pneumonia were lower in patients who were already taking the drugs, which are widely used to lower cholesterol.

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MayoClinic.com Feature Focuses on High Blood Cholesterol - PharmaLive.com (press release)

MayoClinic.com Feature Focuses on High Blood Cholesterol
PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - Oct 28, 2008
The liver uses cholesterol to make bile acids, a substance needed for digestion. Medications in this category lower cholesterol indirectly by binding to

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Low fat diet lower cholesterol

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Pfizer and Schering-Plough Corp. beat analysts’ estimates in the third quarter as operations outside the U.S. offset lower sales of their cholesterol drugs. Roche Holding AG said revenue rose and promised to seek a “negotiated settlement” to … Lower Cholesterol