Drugs bring U.S. cholesterol average to ideal 199 (USA Today)
What kind of exercise is best? You don't have to live at the gym to protect your heart. In the Harvard University study, 30 minutes of brisk walking every day cut the risk of a heart attack as much as more vigorous exercises such as cycling and jogging.
Drugs bring U.S. cholesterol average to ideal 199 (USA Today)
Americans may be too fat, but at least their cholesterol is low. For the first time in nearly 50 years, the average cholesterol level for U.S. adults is in the ideal range, the government reported Wednesday.
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Health Highlights: Dec. 12, 2007 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
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CDC: Average U.S. cholesterol falls to ideal range (CNN.com)
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Americans may be too fat, but at least their cholesterol is low.
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Agreement With China to Regulate Some Drugs (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
American and Chinese regulators signed an accord on Tuesday to strengthen regulation of drugs and medical devices exported to the United States.
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Penalties Posed For Rewarding Docs For Drug Switches (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Penalties may be lodged against doctors who change prescriptions from brand-name drugs to generics without a patient's permission.
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CNN - CDC: Average U.S. Cholesterol In Ideal Range (CBS 46 News Atlanta)
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U.S. cholesterol falls (WTVG-TV Toledo)
CDC report: U.S. cholesterol falls to the ideal range of 199, thanks to anti-cholesterol drugs
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Merck's Big Gamble (Forbes)
Merck says it plans final-stage trials of a good-cholesterol boosting drug similar to one Pfizer last year said killed patients in its trials.
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The survey collects data in two-year intervals. The new results are based on a national sample of about 4,500 people age 20 and older from 2005-06. The new 199 level compares with 204 in 1999-2000.
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p0647 BC-Diet-Cholesterol 12-12 0443 (Hays Daily News)
Eds: ADDS internet link and background on obesity rates and cholesterol drugs; CHANGES the word 'group' in 4th paragraph to 'groups'. Moving on general news and financial services.
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Drugs bring U.S. cholesterol average to ideal 199 (USA Today)
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