21.   Goldfinger said alcohol can decrease the tendency of blood to clot, and raises good cholesterol levels.

22.   However, about one-quarter of all people with heart disease have ordinary amounts of LDL, while their HDL, or good cholesterol, is low.

23.   Levels of good cholesterol climbed in a direct relationship with the number of miles that runners covered each week, he found.

24.   Mexico City had lower levels of good cholesterol and higher insulin levels, for example.

25.   The researchers theorize that keeping alcohol in the body longer than normal raises levels of HDL, or good cholesterol.

26.   In the study, women taking estrogen showed a boost in good cholesterol, the kind that combats heart disease, and a decline in other risk factors.

27.   Symptoms of IRS include glucose intolerance, high blood pressure and low levels of so-called good cholesterol.