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Beth Baker is a long-time freelance journalist whose articles have appeared in dozens of magazines and newspapers, among them the Washington Post (where she has been a frequent contributor to the Health Section), AARP Bulletin, Ms., Nature Conservancy and Preservation. She is the author of Old Age in a New Age — The Promise of Transformative Nursing Homes (Vanderbilt University Press 2007).

CARDIOVASCULARHEALTH

DASH Diet Can Help You Lower Cholesterol

By: Beth Baker

September 8, 2010

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If you have high cholesterol, you might want to try the DASH diet. A new study found that this sensible eating plan lowered cholesterol levels by eight percent. It also lowered blood pressure, and reduced participants' 10-year risk of having a heart attack by 18 percent, compared to people who ate a typical American diet. The study was published in the American Heart Association (AHA) journal, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

SMOKINGHEALTH

Quitting Smoking: Making a Plan

By: Beth Baker

September 7, 2010

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Most men who seek treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) can be helped without having to resort to surgery. But for some men, especially those with a clear medical cause for their erectile dysfunction that is not likely to be successfully treated any other way, a penile implant may be recommended.

Penile implants have been improved greatly over the years. According to surveys, most men and their partners are very satisfied with the results and, if they had it to do over again, would choose to have the surgery.

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