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Los Angeles Center for Women's Health
The Los Angeles Center for Women’s Health is proud to sponsor the 11th annual KJLH Women’s Forum taking place on Saturday, April 2, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This event is free to the public.
Join this...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Ear, Nose, and Throat, Women's Health, Heart and Circulatory System, Cardiologists
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PASSINGS: Gail Dolgin, Bob Kholos, Miriam Golden Ziegler Hailparn
Gail Dolgin, documentary filmmaker
Gail Dolgin, 65, an Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker, died Oct. 7 at her home in Berkeley. She was diagnosed in 2001 with breast cancer, which later spread to other parts of her body.
Dolgin produced and...Tags: Local Elections, Diseases and Illnesses, Movies, Entertainment, Cinema Industry
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Treatment for peripheral artery disease depends on severity of symptoms
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm a 52-year-old man who was very active until suffering a blockage of the artery behind my right knee. Are there any treatments for this? ANSWER: There are several ways to treat the type of blocked artery you describe. The specific...Tags: Amputation, Diabetes, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hospitals and Clinics, Mayo Clinic
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Free seminar to detect Peripheral Vascular Disease
If you suffer from pain in the legs, sores on the feet or burning sensations in the toes you may have a condition called Peripheral Vascular Disease. The condition affects about 10 million people in the United States. Johns Hopkins doctors will offer...Tags: Heart Attack
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Earth Day, 2012
As we celebrated Earth Day on Sunday, I was reminded of this Native American proverb: “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” Salem students celebrate Earth Day Students at Salem Avenue...Tags: Education, Lutheranism, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Osteoporosis, Spaghetti
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New therapy could reduce diabetes-related amputation
Jim Keenan wasn't particularly alarmed by a small blister that developed on his heel. Five days later, the 62-year-old's foot was so seriously infected doctors feared they might need to amputate his lower leg. Keenan, who also has Type 2 diabetes,...
Tags: Insulin, Diabetes, Amputation, University of Arizona, General Practitioners
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Briefs: Harvard Health Letters
Premium Health News ServiceZERO EXPOSURE THE ONLY SAFE BET WITH SMOKING Smokers know well that the best thing they can do for themselves and the people around them is to quit. But the nicotine in cigarettes is viciously addictive. People who've been hooked on both nicotine and...Tags: Chemicals, Heart Attack, Cardiologists, Chantix (drug), Plavix (drug)
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Heart Disease -- Signs and Symptoms
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, with coronary heart disease being the most common form of heart disease.
About every 25 seconds, an American will have a coronary event, and about one every minute will die from one.
It...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Health and Medical Professionals, Symptoms, Heart Disease, Cardiologists
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Quitting smoking is tough, but not impossible
Many people pick quitting smoking as their New Year's resolution. But if quitting smoking was easy, most smokers would have already done it. Tobacco is highly addictive and the process isn't easy, but quitting is possible for those who really are ready...Tags: Chemicals, Health Organizations, Heart Attack, Pancreas, Respiratory Disease
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Sudden Cardiac Death: Causes & Importance of Quick Care
Each year in the United States, there are 250,000 to 310,000 cases of sudden cardiac death, which accounts for more than half of all cardiac deaths.
Sudden cardiac death is most often caused by an arrhythmia, which is an irregular heart rhythm. ...Tags: Heart Attack, Health and Medical Professionals, Colleges and Universities, Heart Failure, Cardiologists
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Chronic conditions Anne Arundel Medical Center and the Anne Arundel Medical Center and the Anne Arundel County Department of Aging and Disabilities present a free six-week class on "Living Well with Chronic Conditions." Presenters will discuss methods of...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Symptoms, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Body
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