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Heart Disease, Website of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Heart Disease, Website of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Contains extensive information about heart disease: facts and statistics, signs and symptoms, prevention, CDC funded public health programs to address heart disease, . . . → Read More: Heart Disease, Website of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Information on Different Types of Coronary Disease from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Information on Different Types of Coronary Disease from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. For each of many heart and vascular conditions, includes medical information explaining what . . . → Read More: Information on Different Types of Coronary Disease from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

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Cardiovascular disease 101: Understanding heart and blood vessel conditions

Cardiovascular disease 101: Understanding heart and blood vessel conditions, MayoClinic.com View Info…

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In Brief: Your Guide to a Healthy Heart

In Brief: Your Guide to a Healthy Heart, by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Health Information Center, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Overview of heart disease, its risk factors, prevention, and . . . → Read More: In Brief: Your Guide to a Healthy Heart

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Disorders of the Heart and Circulatory System

Disorders of the Heart and Circulatory System, Basic information provided by Aging in the Know, a website of the American Geriatric Society’s Foundation for Health in Aging. Covers coronary artery disease and heart attacks, heart failure, heart valve problems, . . . → Read More: Disorders of the Heart and Circulatory System

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Depression risk high for heart patients

Depression risk high for heart patients, San Francisco Chronicle. More than 80 million people suffer from heart disease in the United States. It is the top cause of death in this country. A recent study found that people who . . . → Read More: Depression risk high for heart patients

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Heart Disease & Stroke

Heart Disease & Stroke, a website by FamilyDoctor.org. Contains information on the basics of heart attacks, stroke, and various kinds of heart disease, as well as information on reducing your risk, treatment, and recovery. View Info…

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Public Health and Aging: Hospitalizations for Stroke Among Adults Aged >65 Years

Public Health and Aging: Hospitalizations for Stroke Among Adults Aged >65 Years, Report of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, on the results of a study of . . . → Read More: Public Health and Aging: Hospitalizations for Stroke Among Adults Aged >65 Years

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Stroke, website by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Stroke, website by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Institutes of Health. Contains information about stroke, its medical aspects, risk factors, signs and symptoms, and prevention, as well as links to other resources on stroke. Read More…

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Senior Health: Stroke

Senior Health: Stroke, a Tutorial by the National Institutes of Health about stroke in seniors. Includes discussions of medical aspects, warning signs and risk factors, prevention and diagnosis, treatment and research, frequently asked questions, and links to further resources. . . . → Read More: Senior Health: Stroke

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Stroke

Stroke, MedlinePlus, a service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Contains comprehensive links to information on all topics related to stroke. View Info…

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AgePage: Stroke

AgePage: Stroke, A four page brochure with basic information on stroke, by the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health. View Info: AgePage – Stroke

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Global Burden of Stroke

Global Burden of Stroke, by the World Health Organization. Map and graphs illustrating the healthy years of life lost to stroke throughout the different regions of the world. High blood pressure and smoking are cited as the two most . . . → Read More: Global Burden of Stroke

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Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations – Introduction

Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations – Introduction, Statistics on the incidence of stroke in the U.S., by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. View Info: Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations – Introduction

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MetLife Halts Sale of New Long-Term Care Insurance – BusinessWeek

MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, cites “financial challenges” in halting long-term insurance. Over the past five years the cost of assisted living and the price for a private room in a nursing home rose higher than predictions. . . . → Read More: MetLife Halts Sale of New Long-Term Care Insurance – BusinessWeek

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Long-Term Care Insurance, National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information

From Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Excellent information provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on: What is long-term care insurance? Coverage and Benefit Choices; Long-Term Care Insurance Costs and Receiving . . . → Read More: Long-Term Care Insurance, National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information

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A Big Decision for Women: Should I Buy Long-Term Care Insurance?

Women & Aging Newsletter, National Program on Women & Aging, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University. Although from September 1997, this newsletter provides a good introduction to the topic of long-term care insurance and the issues . . . → Read More: A Big Decision for Women: Should I Buy Long-Term Care Insurance?

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The looming crisis in caregiving; Even if they can afford to pay, the elderly may not be able to find the help they need

By Alfred C. Clapp Jr., October 5, 2008, Investment News. Makes the case why having long-term care insurance that covers private care will become even more crucial for today’s Baby Boomers, as they age. In 10 years, the number . . . → Read More: The looming crisis in caregiving; Even if they can afford to pay, the elderly may not be able to find the help they need

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Who Should Pay for Mom and Dad’s Care? Cnn.com

Family squabbles and tensions arise from inadequate funding to pay family caregivers for their work. Currently, “The value of family caregivers’ “free” help is estimated at $257 billion per year, according to the National Family Caregivers Association, a … . . . → Read More: Who Should Pay for Mom and Dad’s Care? Cnn.com

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Long-Term Care Insurance, National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information, Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Excellent information provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on: What is long-term care insurance? Coverage and Benefit Choices; Long-Term Care Insurance Costs and Receiving Benefits; Buying Long-Term Care Insurance; and State Partnership Long-Term Care Insurance . . . → Read More: Long-Term Care Insurance, National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information, Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

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Long-Term Care Insurance Tax-Deductibility Rules

American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, Consumer’s Information Center. Provides quite detailed summary information on Federal and State income tax deductibility rules applicable to premiums paid for long-term care insurance. As noted, “Recognizing that government can’t pay the bill . . . → Read More: Long-Term Care Insurance Tax-Deductibility Rules

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Medicare & You

by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The Official Medicare Summary of Medicare benefits, rights and protections, and answers to the most frequently asked questions about Medicare. . . . → Read More: Medicare & You

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Welcome To Medicare

by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. This booklet is included in the Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) package that Medicare mails to people who are automatically enrolled in Medicare Part B. . . . → Read More: Welcome To Medicare

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The Heart Truth for Women: If You Have Heart Disease (Fact Sheet)

The Heart Truth for Women: If You Have Heart Disease (Fact Sheet), by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Health Information Center, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Four page pamphlet, which includes . . . → Read More: The Heart Truth for Women: If You Have Heart Disease (Fact Sheet)

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Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs – A 95 Page Lesson Plan

Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. A 95 page Small Group Lesson Plan, teaching the warning signs of a heart attack, . . . → Read More: Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs – A 95 Page Lesson Plan

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10-year Cardiovascular Risk Calculator

10-year Cardiovascular Risk Calculator, A Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-year Risk of Having a Heart Attack- by the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. View Info…

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Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs

Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs, A 6 page brochure by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. View Brochure: Act in Time to Heart Attack . . . → Read More: Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs

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Know the Signs & Symptoms of a Heart Attack

Know the Signs & Symptoms of a Heart Attack, by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. A website and brochure listing the major signs of a heart . . . → Read More: Know the Signs & Symptoms of a Heart Attack

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Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs Action Plan

Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs Action Plan, A two-page Action Plan to complete and keep available, a Form provided by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human . . . → Read More: Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs Action Plan

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Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease

Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease, by the World Health Organization. Charts and graphs showing the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease, worldwide. View Info: Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease

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Various Diagnostic Procedures for Heart Disease

Various Diagnostic Procedures for Heart Disease, from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, including: »What Is Cardiac Catheterization? »What Is Cardiac CT? o »What Is Cardiac MRI? . . . → Read More: Various Diagnostic Procedures for Heart Disease

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Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis, Heart Health Online

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis, Heart Health Online, by U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Links to detailed information on the many different diagnostic tests used to detect heart disease. »View Info

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The Heart Truth: Questions to Ask Your Doctor (a Wallet card)

The Heart Truth: Questions to Ask Your Doctor (a Wallet card), by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. »View Info (pdf)

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