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  • February is American Heart Month by

    Posted on: February 5, 2013Categories: LiveWell 24/7

    Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, but heart disease is preventable and controllable. Heart disease is a major problem in our country. Every year, about 715,000 Americans have a heart attack. About 600,000 people die from heart disease in the United States each year—that’s 1 out of every 4 deaths. The term “heart disease” refers to several types of heart conditions. The most common type in the United States is coronary heart disease (also called coronar ...

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  • World Cancer Day by

    Posted on: February 4, 2013Categories: LiveWell 24/7

    On February 4, join people around the world in supporting World Cancer Day to promote ways to reduce the burden of cancer. Each year globally, 12.7 million people learn they have cancer, and 7.6 million people die from the disease. A Global Concern More people die from cancer than from AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. The World Health Organization projects that without immediate action, the global number of deaths from cancer will increase by nearly 80% by 2030, with most occurring in l ...

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  • Go Red for Women! by

    Posted on: February 1, 2013Categories: LiveWell 24/7

    In 2003, the American Heart Association faced a challenge; Cardiovascular disease claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 American women each year, yet women were not paying attention. In fact, many even dismissed it as an “older man's disease.” To dispel these myths of heart disease as the No. 1 killer of women, the American Heart Association, along with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute created National Wear Red Day® to raise awareness of this critical issue. Each year, on the firs ...

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