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Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Cholesterol
When you’re diagnosed with high cholesterol, your doctor can be an important source of information about how to reach your cholesterol and heart-health goals. While it’s up to you to take action, healthcare professionals can help you manage your heart disease risks, advise you about necessary lifestyle changes, and propose medication and other interventions.
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A sharp pain, high fever or itchy rash are all signs you might need to see a doctor. But what if there are NO symptoms telling you something is wrong? Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, Pfizer’s Chief Medical Officer, reveals 5 “silent” health threats on The Doctors.
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Get the facts about heart attacks—also known as myocardial infarction—such as symptoms and causes.
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Is it Coming for Me? Understanding Your Family Health History
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Freda Lewis-Hall Visits KISS’s Gene Simmons to Talk Atrial Fibrillation
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You might “wanna rock and roll all night and party every day,” but your heart, not so much. On The Doctors, Gene Simmons, rock and roll icon and member of the band KISS, sits down with Pfizer Chief Medical Officer Freda Lewis-Hall, M.D., to share his heart scare with Atrial Fibrillation, or Afib, a type of irregular heartbeat.
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Reference this high cholesterol checklist to help manage your cholesterol and get on the right track to eating and living healthy with diabetes.
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Healthy Heart Tip – Keep Your Cholesterol in Check
Feb 26, 2015
Millions of Americans have cholesterol counts high enough to increase their risk of heart disease or stroke. High cholesterol can be caused by many factors – it can even be inherited. Pfizer’s Chief Medical Officer Freda Lewis-Hall, M.D., joined by Katherine Wilemon, President of The FH Foundation, visit The Doctors to discuss cholesterol and why it’s important to know your levels and risk factors – and to take steps to manage them.
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