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Keeping cancer drugs from causing heart damage

...underlying risk factors including diabetes, smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol and kidney disease and treated effectively. “Pre-treatment risk assessment, consistent monitoring and effective treatment for these patients are critical, because if...

Patient entering a CT scan for lung screening.

Health Topics

Lung screenings are saving lives, and the research shows it

...doubled the number of people eligible for lung cancer screening by lowering the age from 55 to 50 and reducing the number of smoking history pack years from 30 to...

Family

How to prepare for pregnancy

...get pregnant,” she added. Stop smoking. If you’re a smoker, stop smoking now (and encourage your partner to do so, as well). “Studies have shown that babies born to mothers...

Eye

Do you and your family know your Eye-Q?

...diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. If you smoke, take steps to quit. Smoking increases your risk of diseases like macular degeneration and cataracts, and it can harm the...

Fitness

Making New Year’s resolutions? 7 strategies to keep them all year long

...Are you making a New Year’s resolution this year? Is this the year that you quit smoking? Here’s advice to consider as you form a strategy. If consistent exercise is...

Doctor showing package of pills to patient

Heart & Vascular

Treatment for PAD: What are your options?

...long-term risk of stroke and heart attack. For those who smoke, for example, smoking cessation is imperative. If individuals have diabetes or high blood pressure, it’s also vital to control...

Wellness

Blood pressure: How much do you know?

...3. Which of the following are the major risk factors for high blood pressure? A. Age, race and a family history of hypertension B. Smoking tobacco, drinking too much alcohol...

Orthopedics & Spine

4 common myths about spine surgery

...person may need to lose weight, stop smoking, treat underlying conditions, or change or stop medications before undergoing spine surgery. “Taking care of those things before surgery gives you the...

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Heart & Vascular

How heart failure is assessed

...treatment is working. Exercise to help you stay healthy. Help with quitting smoking if you are a smoker. Referrals to other specialists. Support to help you adjust to these changes....