November 1, 2019
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Dealing With Dementia: 7 Tips for Caregivers

If someone in your family has been diagnosed with dementia, you may feel sad, angry, or scared for the future. As your loved one experiences progressive memory loss, how will you cope? Dealing...
October 28, 2019
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World’s Smallest Pacemaker Now Offered at Mercy General Hospital

Every year in the United States, doctors implant about 200,000 pacemakers. Most often, they are used to treat people with a condition called bradycardia, a type of arrhythmia in which the heart...
October 25, 2019
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Being There for a Loved One With Multiple Sclerosis

One of the best ways to support someone living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is to get a better understanding of the disease, its symptoms, and its treatments. With a condition like MS, with a...
October 21, 2019
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Treatment for Congestive Heart Failure: What Each Stage Requires

Heart failure affects millions of people across the United States and is a leading cause of death for men and women. Chances are that you or someone you know has been diagnosed with heart failure....
October 18, 2019
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How to Beat Heat Exhaustion and Prevent Heat Stroke

Heat exhaustion is a frequent cause of summertime health complications, and you may have experienced its symptoms in the past. Because the body has to maintain a very narrow range of internal...
October 14, 2019
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Congestive Heart Failure: Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Prevention

From 2009 to 2012, approximately 5.7 million Americans were living with congestive heart failure, also known simply as heart failure. That number grew to about 6.5 million by 2014, according...