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ASK REGIONAL HEALTH: Genetic disorder can cause high cholesterol

Q: My father had very high cholesterol. He died from a heart attack when he was 50 years old. My doctor recently told me that I have very high cholesterol, too, and recommended medication. Could this be genetic? Should I have my kids tested? 

Guide to heart health: work less, live longer; overweight kids; new valve procedure;

How people live -- stress, sleep, eat and exercise -- can affect their risk for heart disease, the nation's leading killer for women and men, according to the National Institutes of Health. Here's some of the latest thinking: Overtime may be a killer. Long hours on the job are a heart risk, along with smoking, bad cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Understanding your cholesterol numbers

If you’re over 40, your doctor has probably told you to have your cholesterol levels checked annually and to keep an eye on your HDL and LDL.

Could Living In Greensboro Make You Age Too Fast?

The website RealAge.com ranks Greensboro 6th on the list of top cities for aging.

AstraZeneca's Top-Up Opportunity

So AstraZeneca is in trouble. The chickens are finally coming home to roost as the "patent cliff" looms large for the UK's second-largest pharma.The company is slashing and burning to try and ...