2 posts and columns on heart disease

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The Jewelry Prescription

in News on August 31, 2010 at 11:30 am PT

It’s a simple step, but one many doctors forget to remind patients to take: Wear a medical-alert bracelet. A growing number of American adults and children face complex medical conditions like heart disease and diabetes. They may have drug or food allergies, suffer from disorders like autism, or take medications like the blood thinner coumadin that medical staff should know about in an emergency.

Bill This Triple Espresso to My Flexible Spending Account …

in News on June 24, 2008 at 6:30 am PT

To increased endurance, capacity for mental and physical labor, gastrointestinal disturbance and other effects of coffee add one more: longevity. According to a new study of coffee drinking, people who drink several cups of coffee every day are less likely to die of heart disease than those don’t.