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What is High Blood Pressure?
Your medical provider will tell you when you have high blood pressure. He or she will give you 2 numbers (for example “130/80”). The top number is indicative of the pressure in your arteries when your heart is pumping. The bottom number ...
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What is Diabetes?
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disorder that disrupts the way your body uses glucose or sugar. All the cells in your body need glucose to work normally. Sugar gets into the cell with a hormone called insulin. If there is not enough i...
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What is Cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a substance that is found in the blood. Everybody has some cholesterol. There are several types of cholesterol – “good” cholesterol and “bad” cholesterol. The “good” cholesterol helps keep your heart healthy. The problem i...
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Testosterone Replacement Therapy Can Slow COPD in Men
A new study shows that testosterone replacement therapy can help slow the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Slated for publication in the journal Chronic Respiratory Disease, the study helped determine whether ...