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How to Talk to Your Doctor About Statin Intolerance

(Family Features) If your doctor has concerns about your cholesterol levels, you may be familiar with statins. This is a class of medications that can help reduce your body’s cholesterol…

Control 'Bad' Cholesterol

(Family Features) Getting your cholesterol checked, and talking with your doctor about steps to control high cholesterol, could save your life. If you, or someone you love, have experienced a…

Controlar el colesterol 'malo'

(Family Features) Controlar su colesterol y hablar con su doctor sobre los pasos a seguir para controlar tu colesterol alto podría salvarle la vida. Si usted o un ser querido…

Beat the back-to-school burnout

Summer’s slow mornings and long evenings have slipped away. Buses are back on the roads, alarms are ringing earlier, and backpacks are stuffed with fresh pencils and new expectations.

Oakton field hockey off to a hot start

After defeating Robinson and Yorktown this season, the Oakton Cougars feel good about themselves, as this is probably one of their best starts in program history. However, they’re coming off…

Are pecans the new healthy pumpkin spice?

I have a long-standing tradition each year that on the first day pumpkin spice lattes come out at Starbucks (usually around the last week of August), I buy one. Even…

Did Fairfax High football coach face retaliation?

The Fairfax County Times has learned that Fairfax County Public Schools officials allegedly designated two transfer students as “homeless” to make them eligible for Hayfield Secondary School’s football team, as…