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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.
Chocolate lovers rejoice - it lowers the blood pressure!

Chocolate lovers rejoice - it lowers the blood pressure!

Big Apple gets serious about trans fats

Big Apple gets serious about trans fats

Therapeutic value of meditation unproven

Therapeutic value of meditation unproven

How medical homes promote equity in health care

How medical homes promote equity in health care

Family-based weight management program cuts diabetes risk, improves BMI in overweight children

Family-based weight management program cuts diabetes risk, improves BMI in overweight children

Absence of a gene called CD38 is a protective barrier to obesity

Absence of a gene called CD38 is a protective barrier to obesity

More fat may have some advantages for type 1 diabetes and heart disease

More fat may have some advantages for type 1 diabetes and heart disease

New risk marker for overweight children

New risk marker for overweight children

Mid-life stroke in women

Mid-life stroke in women

Women more prone than men to have mid-life strokes

Women more prone than men to have mid-life strokes

Death rate for women with diabetes higher than that of men

Death rate for women with diabetes higher than that of men

Genzyme announces results of clinical trials of Renvela and Renagel

Genzyme announces results of clinical trials of Renvela and Renagel

Diabetics' death rate for females stalled

Diabetics' death rate for females stalled

Many college students on the path toward chronic health diseases

Many college students on the path toward chronic health diseases

Does Alli work?

Does Alli work?

Patient-physician time in the U.S. lower than New Zealand and Australia

Patient-physician time in the U.S. lower than New Zealand and Australia

New research in animals uncovers another mechanism of cholesterol lowering drug ezetimibe

New research in animals uncovers another mechanism of cholesterol lowering drug ezetimibe

New era of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

New era of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis

Splitting high-dose pills and swallowing half could save cost

Splitting high-dose pills and swallowing half could save cost

Zimulti (rimonabant) gets the thumbs down from FDA advisory panel

Zimulti (rimonabant) gets the thumbs down from FDA advisory panel

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