Heart diseases


(ARA) – Everyone knows they should watch their cholesterol, but do you know why? If you have high cholesterol, you may have twice the risk for heart disease — the number one health problem for both women and men in the United States.

Hospitals starting to adopt palliative care (The Post and Courier)
As her husband’s health problems compounded a kidney transplant, heart issues and a broken hip Susan Kelley told the increasing cadre of doctors, “We are going to handle it.” When his primary doctor mentioned “palliative care,” she flat-out refused. Susan Kelley equated the phrase with hospice. “You only have two weeks to live, and hospice comes in,” she said. “(But) it wasn’t like that at …

Shippensburg man casts problems aside to help dogs (The Sentinel)
Eric Coldsmith wages a daily fight against a host of genetic health problems, but he s still dedicating a chunk of his time to helping others.

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