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Featured Article
The Grapefruit Effect and Your Drugs
Many people taking medications have learned to be leery of grapefruit and its juice—which is too bad, since grapefruit is not only delicious, but also heart-healthy and nutritious. Here's what you need to know.
Wellness Report
Controlling Your Cholesterol
All the important advances in cholesterol research that you need to know about are collected -- and condensed -- in a just-published report from the University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter
Healthy Heart Alerts
Niacin + Statins: The Mighty Duo?
January 24, 2012
Doctors often prescribe both a statin and niacin to improve cholesterol levels. But results from a long-awaited federal study have called this practice into question—at least for some people.
Salt Dangers—Beyond Hypertension
January 3, 2012
If your blood pressure is fine, should you still be concerned about salt? Most people, after all, are not even “salt-sensitive”—that is, salt has little or no effect on their blood pressure.
Big Downsides to Super-Sized Meals
December 13, 2011
You usually watch your diet. But today you’re at a wedding, overindulging in fatty and caloric foods. Can one super-sized meal hurt? It might, recent research has found.
Putting Fish Oil to the Test
November 22, 2011
Studies on fish oil (omega-3) supplements regularly make news. Often the results are encouraging—-but not always.
