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What Is High Blood Cholesterol and why is it considered to be bad?

Cholesterol levels are determined through chemical analysis of a blood sample taken from a finger prick or from a vein in the arm. Home cholesterol kits test only for total cholesterol levels but are as accurate as tests done in a doctor's office, says Steven Gutman, M.D., director of FDA's division of clinical laboratory devices. "These tests can give a consumer very valuable information when screening for high cholesterol," he says. "But they shouldn't be considered substitutes for a tContinue

Added by Marilyn Magallanes on June 21, 2008 at 4:00am — 1 Comment

A Consumer "Customized Wellness Solutions"™ group created to help you, the average consumer, in lear…

A Consumer "Customized Wellness Solutions"™ group created to help you, the average consumer, in learning of ways to compliment your overall health.

This group is on LinkedIn.com and would love you to join us there also it helps to spread "direct" awareness of the group...

Our focus is on helping individuals obtain 'Access to Information' about persoContinue

Added by Marilyn Magallanes on June 16, 2008 at 6:47pm — No Comments

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