| Resources – Cholesterol High Blood Cholesterol Cholesterol questions to ask your doctor (downloadable) (AHA) http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3006033 Common misconceptions about cholesterol (AHA) http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3006030 Food certification program (AHA) http://www.heartcheckmark.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2115 Know your fats (AHA) http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=532 Live healthier, Live longer (NHLBI) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/index.htm Risk assessment tool for estimating your 10-year risk of having a heart attack (NHLBI) http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/atpiii/calculator.asp?usertype=pub Test your cholesterol IQ (AHA) http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3032767 Test your cholesterol IQ (SparkPeople) http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/quizzes_questions.asp?quizid=39 Trans Fat Help Center (No Trans Fat NYC) http://www.notransfatnyc.org/ Institutional Resources National Cholesterol Education Program (NHLBI, NIH) (NCEP) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep/index.htm Medications & Patient Safety Checklist for taking prescription medication (AHA) http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2109 Cholesterol-lowering drugs (AHA) http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4510 Drug therapy for cholesterol (AHA) http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=520 How to get a checkup on your medications (AHA) http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=95 Questions are the answer: Get more involved with your health care (AHRQ) http://www.ahrq.gov/questionsaretheanswer/ Close this window |
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