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Heart Surgery: What Happened to Former President Clinton’s Heart?

Written by Dr. Carrie Jones on February 14, 2010 - 5:26pm

As February is American Heart month, we take time to reflect upon cardiovascular disease, as it is the number one killer of Americans. Maybe you saw the news last week and watched former president Bill Clinton undergo a long hospital stay for his blocked arteries, again. Back in 2004, he had quadruple bypass surgery. The surgery was expected to last about 10 years, however, six years later he went back in for a re-do because of heart symptoms he experienced. In his case, the doctors used a stent to keep the vessels open, however, they expect he’ll be back in the next several years for more surgery.

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Macular Degeneration and Artery Health

Written by Linda Fugate on January 18, 2010 - 6:49am

Age-related macular degeneration affects 35 percent of Americans over the age of 80, and is the leading cause of visual deterioration and legal blindness for those over age 60. Age is the major risk factor, but there are other factors that we can control. Recent medical literature reports that vision and artery health tend to follow the same path with aging.

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Is Your Resolution To Lower Your Cholesterol?

Written by Dr. Carrie Jones on January 3, 2010 - 1:40pm

How many of you made a New Year’s resolution? Maybe it was to start an exercise program. Maybe it was to eat healthier. Maybe it was to lower your cholesterol. If that’s the case, then read on because we’re going to talk about what cholesterol is and ways to lower it this New Year’s season.

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Unconventional Inflammatory Responses: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Depression, and More

Written by Linda Fugate on December 24, 2009 - 7:25am

Inflammation is easy to recognize when a skin wound gets infected. A red, warm, swollen area signals the work of the immune system. But internal inflammatory processes can be much more complicated. Pulmonary fibrosis, for example, is considered an inflammatory condition but does not generally respond to anti-inflammatory treatment. Depression, on the other hand, is not usually considered an inflammatory condition but often does respond to anti-inflammatory treatment. Cardiovascular disease is somewhere in between.

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A Woman’s Heart, Niacin and the HDL "Good" Cholesterol Connection

Written by Mary Kyle on October 27, 2009 - 10:21pm

Today, there is a lot of focus on lowering your “bad” LDL cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein) levels. With all the emphasis on lowering your LDL cholesterol, it’s easy to forget that you also need to pay attention to your “good” HDL cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein) and ensure that it isn’t too low.

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Lower Cholesterol and Red Rice Yeast: A Woman's Heart

Written by Mary Kyle on September 28, 2009 - 12:38pm

As someone who has high cholesterol, I’m always on the lookout for new information that might help me eliminate this risk factor for heart disease. I’m not exactly lazy but it certainly would be nice to come across a magic bullet that would help for those days when I can’t seem to eat quite right or manage to make that 30-minute workout happen.

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Phosphate: Silent, Stealthy Killer

Written by Linda Fugate on September 7, 2009 - 5:40am

Phosphate is not poisonous unless something is wrong. Our bones and teeth are composed primarily of calcium phosphate. Healthy levels of phosphate in the bloodstream and tissues are vital to our metabolism. But too much dissolved phosphate is linked to death from cardiovascular disease.

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Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths

THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Statins, frequently used to cut cholesterol levels, may also help prevent death from severe flu, a new study suggests. According to the researchers, a ...
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