Knowing cholesterol numbers could ward off heart disease

Knowing cholesterol numbers could ward off heart disease

• Story Highlights
• Heart disease is leading cause of death of women in the United States
• Expert: For middle-aged women, high cholesterol is the most important risk factor
• Millions of Americans get a diagnosis of high cholesterol every year
• Cholesterol comes from two sources: your body and your food

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/28...ef=mpstoryview

Do you have Swine Flu?

Do you have Swine Flu?

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On Wednesday, Microsoft launched a new site called the H1N1 Response Center. The site lets users determine whether their symptoms are severe enough to warrant treatment in a hospital setting.

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Moderate exercise safe, healthy for heart-failure patients

Moderate exercise safe, healthy for heart-failure patients

• Story Highlights
• Study: Exercise in heart-failure patients is safe, helps well-being, reduces mortality
  
• About 5 million people in the United States have chronic heart failure
  
• In heart failure, the heart is too weak to pump blood through the body effectively

"Brown fat" burns calories -- may lead to new obesity treatments

"Brown fat" burns calories -- may lead to new obesity treatments

• Story Highlights
• Special kind of fat, brown fat, burns calories in cold weather
  
• Research showed adults retain brown fat on their bodies
  
• Drugs may be created to fire up brown fat activity to burn calories faster

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