10 Surprising Facts About Cholesterol

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10 Surprising Facts About Cholesterol
http://123healthandbeauty.com/surprising-facts-cholesterol/

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Originally shared by Joe Carter

Interesting:

http://news.yale.edu/2016/02/25/sugar-rush-shrinks-brain-cell-powerhouse
http://news.yale.edu/2016/02/25/sugar-rush-shrinks-brain-cell-powerhouse

Are You Ready? : Early Warning Signs of Heart Attacks 'Being Missed '

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Are You Ready? : Early Warning Signs of Heart Attacks 'Being Missed '
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39114326

Almost 80 percent of heart disease is preventable with lifestyle changes.

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Almost 80 percent of heart disease is preventable with lifestyle changes.
http://spr.ly/62618n4uR

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Originally shared by H George Tavakoli

The flu shot is the most defective vaccine ever made – here’s proof:

The flu shot is the most defective vaccine ever made – here’s proof:
http://bit.ly/2lTUq2Z

Vaginal Microbes Influence Whether Mucus Can Trap HIV Virus

Originally shared by Nancy J. Thomas

Vaginal Microbes Influence Whether Mucus Can Trap HIV Virus

HIV particles are effectively trapped by the cervicovaginal mucus from women who harbor a particular vaginal bacteria species, Lactobacillus crispatus. The findings, published this week in mBio, an online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, could lead to new ways to reduce or block vaginal transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Our bodies secrete over six liters of mucus everyday as a first line of defense. Mucosal surfaces, such as the lung, gastrointestinal tract, or female reproductive tract, are where most infections take place.

Paper:
http://mbio.asm.org/content/6/5/e01084-15

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