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posted 05/12/2009, comments (2)

Blood Pressure Throws a Curve: Lower May Not Be Better!

For the past several years, cardiologists have been beating the drum for lower blood pressure. We have all seen the studies and/or articles that have challenged the notion that the old cut-off of 140/90mmHg is too high for diagnosing high blood pressure. The medical community even went so far as to coin the new term "pre-hypertension"... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/29/2009, comments (0)

Home Blood Spot Testing: A Giant Leap in Self-Directed Healthcare

Do any of these situations sound familiar? You just finished a weeklong vacation and yet you are completely exhausted and cannot figure out why. You just started a new diet or exercise program, or perhaps you started or changed the dosage of a nutritional supplement and are wondering how it is affecting your metabolism. Or maybe... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/04/2009, comments (3)

New Study Explains Steady Rate of New Heart Attacks, But Lower Mortality Rate

One would think that with all the advances in drugs, diet advice, nutritional supplement support, and lifestyle changes being made that the rate of heart attacks would be dropping like a rock. Today, we have methods like heart scans and calcium scores to identify more at risk persons and lipoprotein blood testing to more accurately... Read more Chevron

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Cleo Hutton

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posted 02/26/2009, comment (1)

Life After Stroke Conferences

You're finally home after a long hospital rehabilitation after a stroke. Now what? You may feel alone and isolated, dependent on others for your personal needs. But you are not alone. Now is the time to connect with your local hospital's Stroke Support Group. Perhaps the rehabilitation floor or hospital you attended knows of dates and times of... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/23/2009, comments (0)

February Heart Month: Women's War on Stroke

On average, someone suffers a stroke every 45 seconds. Every 3.3 minutes, someone dies of a stroke. Stroke is the leading diagnosis from hospital to long-term care. Not a Woman's Disease? Heart Disease and Stroke kill over 12 times more women than breast cancer One in Two women die of heart disease or stroke (1... Read more Chevron

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