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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 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
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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Living With... 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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