Serum cholesterol testing in adults is recommended every 1 to 5 years. People with diabetes and a family history of high cholesterol should be tested even more frequently.
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Individuals are never “cured” of addictions. Instead, they learn how to manage their disease to lead healthy, balanced lives.
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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
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The newest statin drug, rosuvastatin, has been called a superstatin because it appears to reduce LDL cholesterol to a greater degree than the other approved statin drugs.
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The greatest bone mass is found around age 30 for both men and women, with the later decline being f