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    Sep 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Problem Solver: Adoption plans halt health insurance coverage application

    By any plausible measure, Scott Dolezal is a healthy man.
    By any plausible measure, Scott Dolezal is a healthy man. The Oak Park resident stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 210 pounds. He runs regularly, doesn't smoke, and has no history of heart trouble, elevated cholesterol, hay fever, psoriasis, musculoskeletal...

    Tags: Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Psoriasis, Aetna Inc., Health Insurance

    2. Feb 8, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  2. NFL players tackle weight, heart, joint problems in team program

    Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando Sentinel
    Professional football players are harder on themselves than average Americans are. That is, their bodies take more knocks and often carry more pounds. To help retired NFL players deal with the health issues that commonly arise in the aftermath of their...
    3. Oct 17, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call

  3. Pa. follows national heart disease decline, but disparities remain

    Health
    First, the good news: Pennsylvania is following the national rate of decline in coronary heart disease. According to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. rate of people with heart-related chest pain called angina and...
    4. Sep 12, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  4. A solution to one of football's deadly problems: Institute weight limits

    Change of Subject
    Football linemen are getting bigger and bigger -- fatter and fatter in most cases -- even at the high school level. And while attaining such size will end up helping a tiny minority of them earn a living at the......
    5. Nov 15, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Vytorin trial shows little or no benefit against heart disease [Updated]

    Booster Shots
    For the second time in as many years, a large clinical trial has found that the key ingredient in the heavily advertised drug Vytorin provides little or no benefit in preventing heart disease compared to a competing product. The ingredient......
    6. May 22, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  6. Stroke: The Risks And Warning Signs

    Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year, and more than 137,000 people die from a stroke. It is the leading cause of disability in the United States. This unfortunate situation could be improved if people knew more about stroke warning signs and how to prevent strokes from happening.
    Stroke Center medical director, The Hospital of Central Connecticut
    Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year, and more than 137,000 people die from a stroke. It is the leading cause of disability in the United States. This unfortunate situation could be improved if people knew more about stroke warning signs and...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Disease, Sickle Cell Disease, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Stroke

    7. May 19, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  7. Dr. Richard Bosshardt: Niacin can boost effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering drugs

    Question: I have been on medications for my cholesterol but, so far, the improvement has not been enough. Now, my doctor wants to start me on Niacin. I have read a little about this but am worried about the possible side effects. Can you tell more about...

    Tags: Heart Disease, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Dietary Supplements, Pharmaceuticals, Health and Medical Professionals

    8. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  8. Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health

    <em>Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to <a href=&quot;http://pediatricassociates.com/" target="_blank">pediatricassociates.com</a>.</em>
    Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com. April 29, 2013 Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...

    Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Recreational Substance Use, Body Mass Index, Constipation, Hydrocortisone

    9. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Prescription for nutrition

    Despite a growing consensus that cardiovascular disease is a &quot;food-borne" illness, many physicians are ill-prepared to advise patients on what they should eat to best protect them from heart attack or stroke.
    Despite a growing consensus that cardiovascular disease is a "food-borne" illness, many physicians are ill-prepared to advise patients on what they should eat to best protect them from heart attack or stroke. One provocative new study found that a...

    Tags: Overweight, Heart Disease, Diets and Dieting, Culture, Nutrition

    10. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Good Deeds: Spotlight on the American Heart Association

    Nonprofit organizations abound in Howard County, and <em>Howard Magazine</em> highlights who they are, what they do and how you can help.
    Nonprofit organizations abound in Howard County, and Howard Magazine highlights who they are, what they do and how you can help. Name: American Heart Association Who: Annette Fisher, senior director, marketing and communications, Mid-Atlantic region...

    Tags: Overweight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Ellicott City

    11. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Weigh pros and cons of 2 new diet drugs

    Weight-loss drugs have so far been a complete bust. But they may be verging on a comeback, now that the Food and Drug Administration has approved two new prescription diet pills for the first time in more than a decade.
    Weight-loss drugs have so far been a complete bust. But they may be verging on a comeback, now that the Food and Drug Administration has approved two new prescription diet pills for the first time in more than a decade. Both weight-loss medications...

    Tags: Overweight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pharmaceuticals, Belviq, Food and Drug Administration

    12. Jun 15, 2012 |Story| CLTV

  12. High Cholesterol and Heart Attacks

    Ben Shaw never believed that he would need a heart transplant at the age of twenty-six, but as a result of a gentic disorder that caused him to have extremely high cholesterol that resultes in cardiovascular disease. After living for more than year with a machine that pumped his heart Ben recieved a heart transplant and is living a healthy and happy life by eating healthy, excersing, and getting regular cholesterol check-ups.
    Ben Shaw never believed that he would need a heart transplant at the age of twenty-six, but as a result of a gentic disorder that caused him to have extremely high cholesterol that resultes in cardiovascular disease. After living for more than year with a...

    Tags: Heart Disease, Heart Transplants, American Heart Association, Healthy Diet, Heart Attack

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