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Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance made in the liver, and found in the blood and in all cells of the body. Cholesterol is important for good health and is needed for making cell walls, tissues, hormones, vitamin D, and bile acid.
Get off the sofa and go for a walk!

Get off the sofa and go for a walk!

Senate Health Committee votes to repeal written informed consent in HIV testing bill (AB 682), notes AHF

Senate Health Committee votes to repeal written informed consent in HIV testing bill (AB 682), notes AHF

Spousal concordance in health behavior change

Spousal concordance in health behavior change

Discovery of gallstone gene

Discovery of gallstone gene

No compelling evidence that meditation has therapeutic value

No compelling evidence that meditation has therapeutic value

Electronic health records not associated with improved quality of outpatient health care

Electronic health records not associated with improved quality of outpatient health care

Mexicans-Americans born in the United States are less healthy than whites

Mexicans-Americans born in the United States are less healthy than whites

Low-fat, high-carbohydrate, sucrose-containing diet combined with increased exercise can be effective for slimming

Low-fat, high-carbohydrate, sucrose-containing diet combined with increased exercise can be effective for slimming

Low testosterone levels in post-menopausal women associated with heart disease

Low testosterone levels in post-menopausal women associated with heart disease

Noninvasive ultrasound used to check health of carotid arteries

Noninvasive ultrasound used to check health of carotid arteries

Exercise reduces inflammation

Exercise reduces inflammation

Protein CD36 may be important to future weight-loss strategies

Protein CD36 may be important to future weight-loss strategies

People with damage to blood vessels in the brain more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease

People with damage to blood vessels in the brain more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease

QRISK score more accurate than Framingham or ASSIGN for heart attacks

QRISK score more accurate than Framingham or ASSIGN for heart attacks

Colesevelam HCl hits diabetes with one-two punch

Colesevelam HCl hits diabetes with one-two punch

New score for predicting the risk of heart disease

New score for predicting the risk of heart disease

Myeloperoxidase offers clues to heart attack in seemingly healthy people

Myeloperoxidase offers clues to heart attack in seemingly healthy people

Rimonabant may prevent and treat obesity-related liver disease

Rimonabant may prevent and treat obesity-related liver disease

High cholesterol makes people more prone to tick disease human granulocytic anaplasmosis

High cholesterol makes people more prone to tick disease human granulocytic anaplasmosis

Myeloperoxidase protein provides clues to heart attacks in healthy people

Myeloperoxidase protein provides clues to heart attacks in healthy people

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