Posts Tagged ‘American Journal of Epidemiology’
Ladies Get up and Get Moving to Lower the Risk for Heart Disease
February is National Heart Month to raise awareness about heart disease, which is the number one leading cause of death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about 610,000 people die of heart disease every year in the United States. The CDC estimates that about 200,000 of these…
Read MoreHigher Levels of LDL and Total Cholesterol may Lower Risk for Parkinson’s Disease
It is a well-known fact that high blood levels of cholesterol are associated with an increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) which leads to heart attacks and strokes. However, the role of cholesterol in the development of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease has not been fully established. A recent Israeli population-based cohort study published…
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