HDL ‘Good Cholesterol’ Found Not to Cut Heart Risk
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 01:02
in Health & Medicine
People genetically prone to higher levels of HDL, often called “good cholesterol,” showed that they did not have any significant decrease in risk of cardiovascular disease.
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