Suzanne Mintz of the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) is asking all NFCA members, friends, and caregivers to speak to their senators and representatives about health care reform.We have an unprecedented opportunity to bring about the health..
Topics: Activism, Anti-Regulation, Cafe, Caregiver, Chronic, Congressional Budget Office, Family, Health Policy, Personal Health, Population, Republican, Universal Health Care

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You know your cholesterol numbers, and they are not good. You know your risk factors, and they aren’t looking so good either. Your doctor has talked to you about your high cholesterol, and has possibly prescribed medication. Now what do you...
Topics: Cholesterol, Conditions and Diseases, Heart disease, High-density lipoprotein, Hypercholesterolemia, Medical, Personal Health, Risk factor

{"title":"How to Manage High Cholesterol","post_url":"http:\/\/www.eldercarecafe.net\/how-to-manage-high-cholesterol.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/www.eldercarecafe.net\/feed\/","author":"edie47","date":"2009-08-24 17:29:37","summary":"You know your cholesterol numbers, and they are not good. You know your risk factors, and they aren’t looking so good either. Your doctor has talked to you about your high cholesterol, and has possibly prescribed medication. Now what do you..."}

As many of us know, high cholesterol can put us at risk for a heart attack. Because heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, it would behoove us to understand what causes heart attacks and heart disease, and what we can do to prevent..
Topics: Ageing, Aging, Cholesterol, Conditions and Diseases, Heart disease, High-density lipoprotein, Medical, Personal Health, Risk factor, Specific Substances, United States

{"title":"3 Steps Toward Managing Your Cholesterol","post_url":"http:\/\/www.eldercarecafe.net\/3-steps-toward-managing-your-cholesterol.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/www.eldercarecafe.net\/feed\/","author":"edie47","date":"2009-08-23 16:54:56","summary":"As many of us know, high cholesterol can put us at risk for a heart attack. Because heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, it would behoove us to understand what causes heart attacks and heart disease, and what we can do to prevent.."}

Whenever anyone has a problem with high cholesterol, they are at risk for a heart attack. But, how can you know whether you are at risk or not? It is as easy as taking a simple blood test.Anyone who is over the age of twenty should have their...
Topics: Blood test, Cholesterol, Conditions and Diseases, Heart disease, High-density lipoprotein, Hypercholesterolemia, Medical, Myocardial infarction, Personal Health

{"title":"Are You At Risk For A Heart Attack?","post_url":"http:\/\/www.eldercarecafe.net\/are-you-at-risk-for-a-heart-attack.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/www.eldercarecafe.net\/feed\/","author":"edie47","date":"2009-08-22 16:09:05","summary":"Whenever anyone has a problem with high cholesterol, they are at risk for a heart attack. But, how can you know whether\u00a0you are at risk or not? It is as easy as taking a simple blood test.Anyone who is over the age of twenty should have their..."}

According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. If you have high cholesterol you are particularly susceptible to heart disease and heart attacks.There are three very important things you must be...
Topics: American Heart Association, Artery, Blood flow, Cancer, Conditions and Diseases, Heart disease, Medical, Personal Health, United States, Women

{"title":"3 Things You Must Know About Cholesterol","post_url":"http:\/\/www.eldercarecafe.net\/3-things-you-must-know-about-cholesterol.html","feed_url":"http:\/\/www.eldercarecafe.net\/feed\/","author":"edie47","date":"2009-08-21 15:34:13","summary":"According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. If you have high cholesterol you are particularly susceptible to heart disease and heart attacks.There are three very important things you must be..."}