Districts offering cholesterol screenings for junior high students (The Beaver County Times)

More and more adolescents are testing positive for high cholesterol each year, according to the Beaver County Cancer and Heart Association, which conducts annual cholesterol screenings at local school districts.

Blood testing planned March 24 in East Hanover (Hanover Eagle)

EAST HANOVER TWP. - The Health Department will conduct a SMAC Blood Testing Program for East Hanover and Roseland residents 18 and older from 8 to 10 a.m., Saturday, March 24 at the Roseland Borough Hall, 19 Hanover Ave. in Roseland.

Health & Safety Fair offers free testing, exhibits (Eastern Arizona Courier)

The annual Gila Valley Health & Safety Fair will feature health and safety information from more than 40 organizations, including presentations about a new incisionless procedure to treat gastric reflux.

New study suggests rising childhood obesity is linked to food allergies (News-Medical-Net)

First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” Campaign tells us that about 32 percent of children and teens (or 25 million) are obese or overweight. It revealed those extra pounds put them at greater risk of developing debilitating and costly diseases including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol and may also cause them to lead a two to five year shorter life than their parents

'New' Merck has 43 drugs in mid-, late-stage tests (Silver City Sun-News)

TRENTON, N.J.—Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Monday that it now has 43 experimental drugs in mid-or late-stage testing—nearly double what it had before buying joint venture partner Schering-Plough Corp. last fall.

Pfizer Cholesterol Flops Cleared Path for Resverlogix (Update2) (BusinessWeek)

Resverlogix Corp., without a marketed product, may accomplish what Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drugmaker, couldn’t: Creating a new medicine that fights heart disease by raising so-called good cholesterol.

Working Toward a Healthy Heart (Grayson County News-Gazette)

Dr. Gondal’s office new home for heart health

Healthy Living: Learn your numbers to a healthier heart (News 10 Now Syracuse)

Doctors are encouraging everyone to learn their risk for heart disease. Health reporter Kafi Drexel explains why they say it's as simple as "Knowing your Numbers".

5 Steps to a Healthy Heart (ThirdAge)

Heart disease -- or cardiovascular disease -- affects one third of adults. That's 80 million Americans, according to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Heart disease also kills more people than any other disease, including cancer . The CDC estimates that every 37 seconds, someone dies from heart disease.

Kneadless homemade pizza crusts can save you some dough (The Kansas City Star)

Any night can be homemade pizza night if you have the right recipe. No-knead doughs, made in advance, are the key.