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Healthy lifestyle is key to heart health, JMU expert says

Harrisonburg, Virginia — Each year, the month of February is dedicated to raising awareness for heart health. With heart disease as the number one cause of death in the United States, healthy habits are key to prevention.

JMU health sciences professor Santo Coleman provides answers to important heart health questions.

What are some common heart problems?

Many times, the most common heart problems go undetected for years and are asymptomatic in the early stages. The two most common heart-related diseases are commonly known as high cholesterol and high blood pressure. They often work hand in hand. Cholesterol clogs the pipes

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Daily Dose – Living a Full, Healthy Life with HIV

Healthcare providers have good news to share about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – about daily medication that can reduce the virus to almost undetectable levels and about the high quality of life that people with HIV can have. All of that good news, however, relies on patients getting tested and getting care.

For this reason, we make a big deal out of National HIV Testing Day on June 27. But here’s an open secret: We don’t care when patients come in for a test, only that they do.

“You can live healthy and fully with HIV,” says Benjamin Simmons, MD,

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World Health Day 2023: All you need to know

While all of us have read this common phrase ‘Health is wealth’ in childhood, we tend to ignore our health due to our busy lifestyle. The World Health Organization observes ‘World Health Day’ every year on April 7 across the globe to remind people that health is the biggest asset. This special day is observed to spread awareness about both physical and mental health that can help them improve their lifestyle for a happy life.

World Health Day 2023: History

The World Health Organization was established in 1948 to bring the world together towards a common goal – leading a

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