Tag: heart health
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Disposal of Unused Medicine: What You Should Know
By Kenny Kline Medicines are helpful in treating a variety of ailments and diseases, but they must be used with caution. To avoid accidental ingestion, unused portions of these drugs must be properly disposed of. Consumers may use a number of services to dispose of unused or expired prescription medications and even minimize the cause…
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My Heart Journey — So Far
When my daughter was 4 years old, her doctor heard a faint clicking sound in her heart at a well-child visit. We discovered she had a bicuspid aortic valve and several other heart defects. She is now 19 and has always been asymptomatic and hasn’t needed surgery. Because a bicuspid valve is congenital, her cardiologist…
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Heart-Healthy Tips for Springtime
Spring is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts, so it’s also a perfect time to revisit your habits and adopt some heart-healthy routines. During the winter months, it’s easy to become sedentary, but spring is the time to get back in motion and take advantage of all that Mother Nature has to offer.…
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A Heart Patient Fights for His Health
By: Scott Eitman In 1988, at the age of 24, I had just taken my first job after graduating from Indiana University. I wasn’t feeling well and made an appointment with a doctor whom I had never seen before. During that appointment, he asked about my murmur. I knew from all the physicals I had…