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If you’ve lost your spouse and had insurance through them, you don’t need to be uninsured now. There isn’t a more difficult time than when your loved one dies. The emotional toll of losing your spouse is enough, but frequently there are important practical issues that need to be quickly
Think there’s nothing you can do to prevent being diagnosed with cancer? Think again. More than 40% of all diagnosed cancers and nearly 50% of all cancer-related deaths in the United States can be attributed to preventable causes. While there is no certain way to prevent cancer, things like excess
20% of emergency room visits each year are made by people 65 and older. The reasons for these visits range from injury to heart disease. Can you recognize the symptoms if you or a loved one need an ambulance for potentially life-saving treatment? Do You Need An Emergency Room? Let’s
November is officially Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The event started back in 1995 as Lung Cancer Awareness Day. As the lung cancer community and the lung cancer movement grew, awareness activities increased. Therefore, it became apparent there was a need for a larger awareness campaign beyond just a day. On December
According to a recent study, the majority of adults don’t know the most common symptoms of a stroke. This is particularly alarming because nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year. And with a stroke, time is truly of the essence. Patients who are given of the clot-busting treatment t-PA
Lung cancer is one of the deadliest diseases for both men and women. Although smoking can greatly increase your risk, you don’t have to be a smoker to develop a tumor in the lung. In the last 20 years, as the number of people who smoke has drastically decreased, the
May is both National Stroke Awareness Month and National High Blood Pressure Awareness Month. But that’s not the only link they share. High blood pressure damages arteries throughout the body, creating conditions where they can burst or clog more easily. Weakened arteries in the brain, resulting from high blood pressure,
More than 50,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer and cancers of the throat, tonsils and back of the tongue each year, with approximately 10,000 people unfortunately dying due to this illness. Oral cancer occurs when cells within the mouth develop mutations in their DNA. As the mutated cells accumulate, a
Kelly used to think having to wear her hearing aid was a nuisance. For starters, she was always frustrated with the sound quality and she never liked the way the device looked in her ear. “To be honest, I always felt self-conscious wearing my hearing aid. I always felt other
This year, March 5 is the Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s “Dress in Blue Day”. The organization asks people to wear blue clothing or a blue ribbon to raise awareness about the disease, those impacted by it, and raise money for organizations working to advance research and treatments. Every year, about 140,000