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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Time for a Cholesterol Test?

Cholesterol
January 07, 2009

It Never Hurts to Know
Learn How to Stay Ahead of High Cholesterol

If you're like most people, you put off getting any type of blood test as long as you can. But, checking up on your cholesterol levels with a regular cholesterol test is an important part of staying on top of your health. If you haven't had a test in a while, check-in and see how your numbers are doing.

Cholesterol isn't the only thing you need to get checked regularly. See what other tests you might be overdue for with our Lifetime Guide to Health Tests.

Connect: Can't make heads or tails out of those confusing cholesterol test results? You're not alone. Get a little help from some friends on the Heart Health message boards.

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