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Michael Cole is riding his hog west for diabetes.
During the holidays, emergency rooms see an influx of people who fear the worst is happening...a heart attack.
During the holidays, emergency rooms see an influx of people who fear the worst is happening and they’re having a heart attack.
The LifeVest is the first wearable defibrillator.
MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Tests in mouse hearts show that sildenafil, the key ingredient in Viagra, may shield hearts from damage caused by high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
The statistics are sobering: Heart disease is the number-one killer of women in the United States. And an estimated 8 million women have it. What's more, a new study shows that in recent years the overall heart disease risk for Americans -- especially women -- hasn't continued the healthy downward trend it showed in previous decades.
Nine out of 10 women in the United States are unaware that if their husband or male partner experiences symptoms like fatigue, depressed mood and increased waistline it could be related to a condition known as low testosterone, or Low T, according to survey results announced today by Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Here's a wake-up call to the millions of American men and women with Type 2 diabetes: Snoring at night or nodding off during the day may be symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea, a potentially life-threatening problem affecting one out of three diabetics.
Now for those who have spent the majority of their lives struggling with their weight or living on one diet or another then the above statement probably doesn't come as too much of a surprise.
A gene variant that many people carry has been linked to high blood pressure, giving researchers hope that individualized treatment may be possible.
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