Tag: cholesterol
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Health Matters: Long-Term High Cholesterol Can Affect Your Long-Term Health
Cholesterol – the waxy substance found in your blood and produced naturally by your liver– is essential to building healthy cells. But high levels of the substance can lead to fatty deposits and blockages that make it difficult for blood to flow through your arteries. Over time, this reduced blood flow can cause damage throughout…
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Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge to hold support groups, Angioscreen
Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge will hold a “Cholesterol: Know Your Numbers” seminar from 11 a.m. to noon on Feb. 5 in Medical Arts Building, 3 Hospital Plaza, Old Bridge, in Auxiliary Room B. Learn about good and bad cholesterol, risk factors, what the numbers mean and how you can better manage your cholesterol. Registration required;…