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High Cholesterol

High Cholesterol
Total blood cholesterol, HDL (“good”) cholesterol, LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, triglycerides—how much do you know about your cholesterol levels? High cholesterol can cause coronary heart disease and increases the risk for heart attack and stroke.
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Smoking

Smoking
Smoking has a negative effect on every aspect of health—both short term and long term—and is a leading cause of preventable deaths. If you smoke, the single most important thing you can do to improve your health is to quit.
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Stroke

Stroke
Approximately 600,000 strokes, or brain attacks, occur each year in the United States. In fact, stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. Do you know the warning signs for stroke?
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Today's Poll

1) Diabetes, also called diabetes mellitus, is a chronic health condition that results in high blood sugar (glucose) levels. If you have diabetes, you probably know the symptoms of the disease—excessive urination, extreme thirst, dehydration, and fatigue—but, did you know that uncontrolled diabetes can damage the eyes, nerves, kidneys, heart, and other tissues and organs in the body? To help prevent serious long-term complications, people with diabetes should closely monitor their condition and their overall health.

Monitoring blood pressure is a key element in managing diabetes.

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Living With... Heart Attack

Heart Attack

In August, 2005, I suffered a heart attack, 100% blockage in the left ventricle. I was then a 65 year old male with a family history on father's side of heart attacks, but had been told two months earlier during my annual physical that, "You have the heart of a 40 year-old." Read More

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