Pharmacy News 

Where is Cholesterol produced in Your Body?
Contrary to what you may have heard nearly 80% of the cholesterol in your blood stream is made by your own body while the other 20% comes mainly from the food you eat. Your liver is the primary organ responsible for the production cholesterol in your body, although a small amount is made by the lining of the small intestine and the individual cells of the body.
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5 Q’s About Monitoring Your Cholesterol
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High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's
Adults with even moderately elevated cholesterol in their early to mid-40s appear to have an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias decades later, a new study shows.
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Eat Nuts For a Healthy Heart
Consuming nuts with a meal can lower your risk of heart disease by reducing inflammation in the lining of the blood vessels. Eating nuts can also help keep cholesterol levels normal to reduce risk of heart disease, and even promote weight loss.
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September Is Leukemia, Lymphoma And Myeloma Awareness Month
Remarkable progress has been made in treating patients with blood cancers. Sixty years ago there were few effective treatments for children or adults with blood cancer and the rate of survival was very low. Today, about 75 percent of children with acute leukemia and nearly 80 percent of children and adults with Hodgkin lymphoma are cured.
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7 Clues to Ovarian Cancer
Seven symptoms often reported to doctors are associated with ovarian cancer, according to a new study from the U.K., dispelling the idea that the deadly cancer is a ''silent killer'' with few clues until the advanced stages.
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Number of Americans Taking Antidepressants Doubles
The number of Americans using antidepressants doubled in only a decade, while the number seeing psychiatrists continued to fall, a study shows.
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Chocolate 'Cuts Death Rate' in Heart Attack Survivors
Heart attack survivors who eat chocolate two or more times per week cut their risk of dying from heart disease about threefold compared to those who never touch the stuff, scientists have reported. Smaller quantities confer less protection, but are still better than none.
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FDA Sets New Rules On Experimental Drugs
The U.S. FDA finalized new regulations designed to provide broader access to experimental drugs for seriously ill people who have exhausted all other commercially available treatments.
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High-Octane Caffeine May Trigger Headaches
Caffeine, known to help alleviate headaches, may cause them if consumed in large quantities. That's the finding of a study of more than 50,483 people who were questioned about caffeine intake and headache frequency.
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Regular Yoga May Improve Eating Habits
Practicing yoga regularly may help your eating habits so you can maintain a healthier weight, a new study says. Researchers reported a link between yoga practitioners and "mindful eaters," people who were better aware of their feelings of hunger and fullness and why they ate.
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Statin Cuts Heart Problems After Artery Surgery
Score another victory for the cheap, cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs known as statins. People getting an artery unclogged or repaired were much less likely to die or have a heart attack afterward if they took preventive doses of the pills before and after their operations.
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Sixty Percent of Adults Can't Digest Milk
Got milk? If you do, take a moment to ponder the true oddness of       being able to drink milk after you're a baby. No other species
          but humans can. And most humans can't either.
             
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September

National Cholesterol,
Leukemia & Lymphoma, and
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

 

Volume 4, Issue 134

 

Quote of the Month:


“I always wanted a happy ending... Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.”

Gilda Radner 

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