Tag: high cholesterol
member name: Julie K. Silver, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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October 29, 2007 01:15 PM EDT --
Are you someone who has already had a heart attack or currently has angina and your doctor has told you that you need to lower your cholesterol level? My patients worry that once they’ve . . .
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November 05, 2007 10:49 AM EST --
Have you ever thought about what else, other than treating high cholesterol, your statin drugs are doing in your body? Since statins are the largest-selling prescription drugs in this country, . . .
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December 10, 2007 05:34 PM EST --
I treat a lot of people for Achilles? tendonitis. However, it?s important to note that pain in the Achilles tendon that isn?t triggered by strain or an injury could be a sign of a genetic condition that . . .
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October 01, 2007 03:51 PM EDT --
Q. I was surprised to see an ad in one of my cooking magazines promoting palm oil as a healthy fat. I thought it was supposed to be really bad for you. What’s the story?
A. Even my friends who are . . .
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October 15, 2007 01:37 PM EDT --
I love garlic, and I cook with it all the time. My awesome guacamole's secret ingredient? Lots of garlic!! So I was bummed (though not entirely surprised) when I heard that garlic does not play . . .
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November 12, 2007 11:48 AM EST --
Are you confused about cholesterol and all of the different terms you hear to describe it? Well, let me see if I can explain. Lipoprotein particles are the packages that carry cholesterol . . .
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November 26, 2007 04:22 PM EST --
Some patients come to see me and the first question that comes out is about sex. That’s fine—sex is an important topic, and I think that it should be at the top of the list if someone . . .
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