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Heart Failure
Heart-healthy habits extend lifespan
A new long-term medical study from Northwestern Medicine suggests that individuals with healthy hearts in middle age live up to 14 years longer than peers with two or more cardiovascular risks.
Atrial Fibrilation common across age groups
Properly managing atrial fibrillation, the most common heart arrhythmia, can help save a patient’s life. There are many local and online resources for those who are diagnosed with this disease, which affects more than two million people in the United States.
February 02, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Former Portage mayor's husband receives new heart on birthday
PORTAGE | Julio Velazquez won't soon forget his 64th birthday.
April 02, 2012 7:45 pm PhotosPhotos
NHL GMs to discuss why concussions are on the rise
NEW YORK | Blindside hits to the head are down in the NHL, yet concussions are up. Now general managers have to decide if more rules are needed to make pro hockey safer.
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Study: A heart-healthy lifestyle isn't so easy
CHICAGO | Only two of 17,820 participants studied met all seven ideal factors for a heart-healthy lifestyle, according to a study released at this month's meeting of the American Heart Association in Chicago.
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