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 heart disease
- How to obtain life insurance when you have heart disease
- Date posted: August 1st, 2011 10:10 AM
- A history of heart disease won’t necessarily flatline your chances of obtaining life insurance at reasonable rates, insurance experts say, provided you have the condition under control and you’re following doctor’s orders.
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- Category: Life Insurance, Top Headlines, Videos
- Tags: advice, affordable premiums, cost, health, healthcare, heart disease, heart health, insurability, life insurance, Life insurance shopping, pre-existing medical condition, preferred rates, risks, statistics, Tips
- New research questions effect of statins on heart disease prevention
- Date posted: January 20th, 2011 3:03 PM
- The popular and widely prescribed class of drugs called statins, which act on the body's cholesterol levels, are generally credited with helping to prevent heart disease. However, a recent review from the Cochrane Library casts some doubt on their efficacy.Full Story »
- Category: Health Insurance, Life Insurance
- Tags: cholesterol, Cochrane Library, drugs, fatalities, health, health insurance, heart disease, heart health, leading cause of death, life insurance, medical news, medical research, prescription, prevention, statins
- East Texas known as ‘Stroke Belt’ for its unhealthy culture
- Date posted: January 14th, 2011 6:06 PM
- A county-by-county survey by the University of Washington found that with an average life expectancy of 73, residents die 7 years earlier in Anderson County than the rest of the state, the newspaper said. The county is plagued by high occurrences of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancers that have all resulted from poor lifestyle choices, causing many to dub this region of Texas the "Stroke Belt."Full Story »
- Category: Health Insurance, Life Insurance, More news, Videos
- Tags: Anderson County, cancer, diabetes, diet, health insurance, health plan, heart disease, leading cause of death, life expectancy, lifestyle, medical care, obesity, poor health, Stoke Belt, Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, unhealthy lifestyles, University of Washington
- Woman’s Day lists ways for women to avoid heart disease
- Date posted: January 14th, 2011 11:11 AM
- Woman's Day has released a guide to preventing heart disease, a recent press release announced. In their latest issue, they provide step by step instructions on things women can do to avoid contracting heart disease, which is the number one cause of death for womenFull Story »
- Category: Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Videos
- Tags: expert advice, fatalities, health insurance, heart disease, leading cause of death, life insurance, prevention, recommendations, Woman's Day, women, women's health
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