Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, with 1 in 3 dying from a heart attack, stroke or congestive heart failure. While that statistic is startling so is the next one: only 20 percent of women think they will be affected by heart disease. That is why it is so important to increase awareness about women and heart disease.
Most women are well aware of the screening process for breast cancer: monthly self-checks, annual clinical breast exams and annual mammograms after turning 40. There is another cancer, however, women need annual screens for – cervical cancer. This year, an estimated 12,820 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cervical cancer and that 4,210 women will die from the disease.
Do you know what your blood pressure is and if it is low, normal or high? If you know the answer, you may want to check again. The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association revised what they consider to be a “high” blood pressure level last fall.
The season’s first heavy snowfall can be a literal pain in the back — or shoulder — for some people. Every winter, patients come in with lower back or shoulder pain tied to shoveling. Most injuries are caused by poor technique and failing to prepare before grabbing the shovel.
Most people may not consider shoveling strenuous exercise, but moving all that snow definitely provides a workout for your heart. That can lead to patients arriving at a hospital’s emergency department with chest pains.
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Snow removal can be hard on your heart. ThedaCare Cardiovascular Care is educating people about the signs of a heart attack by donating magnets with a list of symptoms to area hardware stores.
With winter weather upon us, I will see many patients in my office with orthopedic injuries from the spills and thrills of winter sports. Certain winter injuries are so recognizable, we have sport-specific names for them, like skier’s thumb or snowboarder’s ankle.
The flu season is officially here. Influenza-like illness (ILI), influenza testing and positive influenza test results have risen sharply in the last couple weeks. This activity has caused hospitalizations and even deaths across the country.
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