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Older adults go to the emergency department more often than other age groups, stay longer, and typically require more resources and medical interventions. The most ...
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VA Hospital Care Rates Just As Well As Private Centers
Veterans Affairs hospitals seem to do just as well as other U.S. hospitals when it comes to treating older men with heart disease or pneumonia, ...
Read More »Childhood cancer treatment increases risk for adult heart disease
Children who survive cancer may face a higher risk of heart disease as adults, new research suggests. The lingering effects of the treatments that saved ...
Read More »Negative news on statins leads patients to stop taking their meds
News reports on the downsides of statins may push some people to stop taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs, a new study hints. The findings, published Dec. ...
Read More »1 in 8 American Adults Still Have High Cholesterol
About one in every eight American adults continue to have high levels of total cholesterol, while even more have low levels of “good” cholesterol, health ...
Read More »Obese Kids as Young as 8 Show Signs of Heart Disease
Obese children can develop signs of heart abnormalities as young as age 8, which might drive up their risk for early death as adults, new ...
Read More »Love Coffee? Your Heart May, Too
(HealthDay News) — Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day may reduce the risk of developing clogged arteries, which in turn might reduce ...
Read More »Too Much Sitting Can Be Deadly — Even if You Exercise
TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Regular exercise doesn’t erase the higher risk of serious illness or premature death that comes from sitting too ...
Read More »3-D Model of Heart May Help Surgeons Fix Defects
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Being able to examine a 3-D model of the heart may boost surgeons’ ability to treat patients born ...
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