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Should you take statins to lower cholesterol? Dr Ross Walker’s verdict
With so many doctors pushing for statins these days, Dr Ross Walker discusses whether they're all they're cracked up to be.
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Dr Ross Walker
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The truth about cholesterol lowering for over-60s
The truth about cholesterol lowering for over-60s
According to Dr Ross Walker, there is no link between LDL cholesterol (the so called bad cholesterol) and cardiovascular disease.
Health Expert
Dr Ross Walker
Health Issues
New statin drug could help fight muscle pain side effect: Study
New statin drug could help fight muscle pain side effect: Study
Statins are a class of drugs used by many in the over-60s community as a way of managing high levels of 'bad' cholesterol.
Health Issues
Eating eggs increases the risk of heart disease: Study
Eating eggs increases the risk of heart disease: Study
The research revealed eating three or more eggs a week could have serious health problems.
Heart Health
Potential new treatment for heart attack discovered
Potential new treatment for heart attack discovered
Researchers are working to develop drugs that could be given to patients in the hours following a heart attack to reduce heart muscle death.
Heart Health
Women call ambulance for partners with heart attacks but not themselves
Women are putting their lives at risk by not properly paying attention to their own heart attack symptoms.
Heart Health
Scientists develop new tool to measure aspirin risk for cardiovascular disease
Scientists develop new tool to measure aspirin risk for cardiovascular disease
An aspirin a day may prevent cardiovascular disease, but not without potentially serious risks of internal bleeding.
Heart Health
What you need to know about heart health in your 60s
What you need to know about heart health in your 60s
One Aussie dies of the cardiovascular every two minutes, but there are things you can do to reduce the risk of a stroke or heart attack.
Fitness
Push-ups ability linked to better heart health in men: Study
Push-ups ability linked to better heart health in men: Study
Becoming proficient at push-ups does more than help strengthen your upper body.
Health Issues
New tool released to measure stroke and heart attack risk
New tool released to measure stroke and heart attack risk
The risk of experiencing a heart attack increases significantly as people get older.
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