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Cholesterol testing at home is more bother than benefit.

Publication: Harvard Heart Letter
Publication Date: 01-DEC-02 		Format: Online - approximately 852 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
You can avoid a trip to the doctor by testing your cholesterol at home. But the results won't give you the information you need.

If you don't mind pricking a finger, you can check your cholesterol without cooling your heels in a doctor's waiting room or laboratory. Devices available in pharmacies or through the Internet make this easy to do at home. But is it worth doing?

The makers of home cholesterol tests rightly tout their products as faster than visiting a doctor. You prick your finger, gently squeeze a few drops of blood onto a test strip or into a small "well," and voil - you get the results in a few minutes, instead of waiting a few days.

But faster isn't necessarily better. The...



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