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It’s National Family Caregiver Month President Biden proclaims November 2022 as National Family Caregivers Month in recognition of the love and sacrifice of more than 50 million Americans who, on a daily basis, provide crucial care…
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If you have heart disease, medicine along with lifestyle changes may be part of your treatment plan…
You will need to closely watch the amount of salt (sodium) intake. This is because excess sodium will cause you to keep extra fluid. This will make your heart work harder. You need to limit…
Heart failure means the heart is weak. It does not pump enough blood with each beat….