Former President Clinton Released from Hospital Following Stent Procedure
Former President Bill Clinton, 63, was released from new York Presbyterian Hospital’s Columbia University campus today, after having two stents implanted yesterday to restore blood flow to a clogged coronary artery, the Washington Post reports. Clinton had quadruple heart bypass surgery in 2004 and had been experiencing chest pain for the past few days. The former president’s condition may have led to a heart attack if he hadn’t undergone the stent procedure yesterday, his aide told the Post. In past weeks, Clinton had been working hard on relief efforts following the January 12 earthquake in Haiti. he is expected to fully recover and return to his active schedule.
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A Valentine’s Day Extreme Relationship Makeover
We all know that Valentine’s Day, like Mother’s Day, is a holiday largely manufactured by Hallmark. while there’s nothing wrong with a frilly card and teddy bear, U.S. News‘s Deborah Kotz writes, you might instead consider giving that special someone a makeover. How about treating Valentine’s Day like new Year’s and resolving to improve your relationship?
This makeover, developed by neuropsychologist Rick Hanson, may require some serious effort on your part—as in taking the first step even if you’re, say, still mad at him for getting stuck with his guy friends in Miami just before the big blizzard or for all those annoying offenses attributed to the fraternity of men: leaving the toilet seat up, throwing dirty socks on the floor, drinking directly from the orange juice container, ignoring an overflowing kitchen trash can or empty roll of toilet paper. Read more.
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Should Heart Failure Patients Avoid Exercise?
Regular brisk exercise is a key component of managing heart failure, writes Roger Blumenthal, U.S. News‘s Health Advice expert in cardiology. Doctors recommend that people get a good-quality pedometer and try to achieve 10,000 steps of walking (roughly 4 miles) each and every day. This will improve quality of life and help to optimize blood pressure, glucose, and lipid values. there is growing evidence that regular brisk exercise significantly reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in people with normal and reduced heart muscle function.
[Read A Growing Heart Problem: Congestive Heart Failure and Treating Heart Failure: The Smartest Approach.]
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