All posts with subject: stroke
Monday, July 27, 2009
Diabetes doesn’t have to control you. You can control it. Here’s how to take control.
If you have diabetes, you face a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other complications such as eye, kidney, and nerve disease. The good news is it’s treatable.
An important first step is working with your doctor to develop a diabetes action plan. If you don’t have one, learn how [...]
Read full storyfiled in: Exercise & Fitness
subjects: cholesterol, diabetes, heart-attack, high-blood-pressure, stroke
Monday, July 27, 2009
Reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes with simple medications
Many health issues that affect our communities are complicated. But that doesn’t mean the solutions need to be.
A simple treatment involving only three medications is helping people with diabetes reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke, and blindness. Doctors with Kaiser Permanente found that treating them with ALL (short for aspirin, lovastatin, [...]
Read full storyfiled in: Thriving Communities
subjects: diabetes, disease-prevention, health-programs, heart-attack, prevention, stroke
