Let’s be honest: When people hear someone has suffered a cardiovascular incident, they rarely imagine it’s a woman in her 40s or 50s. More often, they imagine an elderly man clutching his chest on the way to his grandkid’s baseball game or on a grocery run for his wife. Hollywood may be to blame for… Continue reading Stroke Symptoms You Should Never Ignore
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A Real Problem: Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome
In a study of 61 people treated for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, researchers concluded that fatigue, pain, insomnia and depression persist over long periods of time for some people, despite largely normal physical exams and clinical laboratory testing. There has been an ongoing medical controversy over whether symptoms really do last after a… Continue reading A Real Problem: Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome
Peripheral Artery Disease: What You Need to Know
As we age, it is common to be concerned about heart disease or high blood pressure. But many people don’t know that those conditions are also related to another common health issue, peripheral artery disease (PAD). Unfortunately, many patients are not diagnosed until it has progressed. PAD is caused when hardening of the arteries deprives… Continue reading Peripheral Artery Disease: What You Need to Know