Be smart about your heart: Control the ABCS of Diabetes

It is estimated that 87,232 Mainers have diabetes and an additional 32,264 have it but do not know they have it.  If left undiagnosed and un...

American Heart Month

Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Maine and describes a variety of conditions that affect your heart and/or blood vess...

Stroke Awareness Month

A stroke occurs when a blood vessel leading to the brain (or in the brain) is blocked by a clot, or bursts. When this happens, part of the ...

National High Blood Pressure Education Month

May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month.   About 1 in 3 Mainers is diagnosed with high blood pressure, which is also called hype...

Stroke Awareness Month (2012)

May is National Stroke Awareness Month.  Nearly 75% of strokes occur in people who are 65 years and older.  It is important for you to know ...

Sodium

  According to a study released in 2010 by Stanford University, less than a 10 percent reduction in sodium in a person’s diet could help man...

Antioxidants aid arterial health

Who needs Liptor when antioxidant vitamins and minerals, good nutrition, and other health promoting activities like exercise keep your innar...

Thyroid and Heart Connection: Known for Decades

UPDATE 3 July, 2010 Larry Frieders, the compounder , THYROID MADNESS DEFINITION : 1.Treating hypothyroid patients solely with T4-only meds (...