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Over the past several years advances in medications have made a big impact on the quality of life for heart failure patients. These medicines can help stabilize heart function, relieve symptoms and keep patients out of the hospital. But for prescriptions to be effective, patients must be proactive in understanding their medications and talk with their doctors about how the medicines affect their health.
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Heart failure is a progressive condition in which the heart's muscle becomes weakened after it is injured from something like a heart attack or high blood pressure and gradually loses its ability to pump enough blood to supply the body's needs.
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When Carl Pearson’s ailing mother could no longer live alone safely, he and his wife Rita brought her to their home in Dallas so they could care for her. Wanting to preserve his mother’s independence and protect the couple’s privacy, Pearson converted a billiard room in the remodeled garage into a spacious bedroom suite.
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If you delay medical treatment for a health problem that you feel isn’t bad enough to justify the cost and time lost from work right now, you could be doing more to sink yourself financially than anything the economy may throw at you.
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Job loss, divorce, death of a spouse, serious illness or disability -- it’s hard to imagine experiencing a major life crisis. Unfortunately most of us will at some point in our lives.
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Are today’s senior citizens healthier and wealthier than yesterday’s? A recent study from the U.S. Census Bureau says yes. According to the report, “65+ in the United States: 2005,” older Americans as a whole have never been in better shape economically or physically. But what about emotionally? Just because we age well, how well do we really feel deep down inside?
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Want to get immediate relief from pain without having to worry about the side effects of an oral pain reliever? If so, try a topical one instead.
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