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Skin test alerts - heart disease
A cholesterol test that requires a small sample of skin cells scraped off the palm of the hand can measure the risk of heart disease in healthy people, researchers report. Read

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Ian Scher (57), CEO of Rescue South Africa, aids in disasters such as the recent Pakistan earthquake. It was a shock when he found out he had heart disease. Read more
 
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Contents

Cholesterol & heart disease
What is cholesterol?, What are triglycerides?, Cholesterol and triglycerides, Other lipids, How lipids move around, more...

Heart disease risk factors
What are "risk factors"?, Biological risk factors, Inherited risk factors, Behavioural risk factors, Smoking greatest lifestyle factor, more...

What do cholesterol levels mean?
Understand the cholesterol numbers , Know your numbers

Atherosclerosis
What is atherosclerosis?, Atherosclerosis and the body, How is your heart affected?, Stable angina, Unstable angina

Treatment
Can clogged arteries be opened up?

Get to know your fats
Cholesterol: the role of the diet, Saturated vs. unsaturated fats, Trans fatty acids, Which fats are healthy?, What happens to the fat we eat?, more...

Cholesterol & food
Protective food components, Drink to a healthy heart, Eggs – healthy or not?, Tomatoes can lower your cholesterol, Protect your heart over Christmas, more...

Cholesterol menu
About Cholesterol
Atherosclerosis
Cholesterol & food
Cholesterol & heart disease
Get to know your fats
Heart disease risk factors
Real life story
Treatment
What do cholesterol levels mean?
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