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A new series of digital-exclusive health reports from Dr. Benita Zahn. Look for new episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Health Beat: Familiar High Cholesterol

Cholesterol -- how high is too high? Which is the good type and which is the bad? Those are questions most of us have. But for a specific group of people, the answers are much more critical. These are people suffering familial hypercholesterimia. In other words, very high cholesterol levels that run in families. In fact, it's the most common, life threatening genetic disorder. But odds are you've never heard of it.

Health Beat: New Year's Food Resolutions

The New Year starts and so do your good intentions to clean up your diet. And then, poof, something happens and those good intentions go by the wayside. But all is not lost!

Health Beat: Women's Heart Health

While most women fear a diagnosis of breast cancer, odds are greater they'll be diagnosed with heart disease -- the number one killer of women. That's why the American Heart Association is serious about educating women on their risk and how to lower it.

Health Beat: Vaping

When health officials went after cigarette smoking, they never envisioned something promoted as a tool to help them would become its own problem -- vaping. How to tackle both of these, especially as the number of kids vaping has reached epidemic proportions according to the United States.

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Moving more may help older people maintain memory

Study: Many Americans who think they are allergic to penicillin are not

FDA inspecting food again

New birth control patch

Cuomo: Let cities opt out of pot shops if NY legalizes weed

American Red Cross pleading for blood donations

Certain risk factors can impact chances of getting flu

Flu widespread in 30 states