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How to Prevent Elderly Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion
When it is 98+ degrees on Lookout Mountain, you know it is hot in downtown Chattanooga and northwest Georgia. Even with the temps being so high, my 91 year old grandmother will turn her air...
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Heat Stress in the Elderly
In Chattanooga today, it feels like it is 112 degrees outside but my weather app says it is only 92. For some reason, it feels so much hotter. Tomorrow, the high is supposed to reach 98 degrees...
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10 Ways to Help a Loved One Manage High Blood Pressure
Heart month hits home for me. Rick, my husband, has high blood pressure. He is 47 years old and he has been managing it with medication for approximately 2 years. What happens when your loved...
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How Many Risk Factors Do You Have for High Blood Pressure?
"Make Control Your Goal" is the theme for American Heart Month this year with a focus on controlling high blood pressure and an important part of this is knowing your risk factors for high blood...
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Make Control Your Goal with Blood Pressure
February is American Heart Month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging Americans to know their blood pressure, and if it’s high, they want you to make control your...